Attempt to smuggle large quantities of drugs into Syria thwarted
Internal Security forces in rural Damascus have foiled an attempt to smuggle large quantities of narcotic substances that were in route from Lebanon toward the town of Ras al-Ma’ara in the Yabroud area of rural Damascus.
The Rural Damascus Media Directorate said on Friday, April 17, 2026, that the operation was carried out after a tightly executed ambush in the mountainous area west of the town, based on precise intelligence indicating an attempt to bring in a shipment of drugs transported on the backs of pack animals.
The directorate explained that the operation resulted in the seizure of the shipment, which included around 700 slabs of hashish weighing approximately 120 kilograms, in addition to 398 bags of Captagon pills—equivalent to about 398,000 tablets—along with 30 bags of marijuana. The perpetrators, however, fled to an unknown destination.
It added that the relevant authorities continue search and investigation operations to track down those involved and arrest them, in preparation for referring them to the competent judiciary.
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