Foiled Attempt to Smuggle a Large Shipment of Narcotic Pills in Rural Damascus
Jan 13 2026
ARK News.. Syria’s Anti-Narcotics Department announced that it has foiled an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of narcotic pills in the countryside of Damascus.
According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Anti-Narcotics Department thwarted, on Monday, January 12, 2026, an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of narcotic pills in the city of Yabroud in rural Damascus, following a security operation carried out by its specialized units.
The agency reported that the seized shipment included approximately 650,000 Captagon pills, which were prepared for smuggling using 226 aerial balloons.
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