Nearly 700 million Captagon pills seized since the fall of the former regime in Syria

ARK News.. Official statistics following the fall of the former Syrian regime revealed that approximately 700 million Captagon pills had been seized and 90 international networks dismantled, marking a shift for the country from a production hub to an active partner in combating the scourge of Captagon and drugs.

According to the SANA news agency, the Anti-Narcotics Administration announced on June 26, 2026, that the relevant authorities had carried out 1,550 seizure and thwarting operations since the liberation, dismantled 90 international smuggling networks, shut down 17 Captagon production facilities, and seized 20 warehouses containing raw materials.

According to the source, the seized materials included 697 million Captagon pills, 15 tons of hashish, 10 million narcotic pills, 84.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 180 kilograms of cocaine, and seven kilograms of heroin, in addition to 221 tons of raw materials used in drug manufacturing.

The source explained that several major operations were carried out during 2026 targeting large shipments prepared for smuggling out of the country. Among them, 25 million Captagon pills were seized on May 20 after being hidden inside clay pots, with the entire cell involved, consisting of seven people, arrested.

The Anti-Narcotics Administration also seized 1.3 million Captagon pills in Homs on July 17 and thwarted an attempt on July 27 to smuggle 850,000 pills coming from Lebanon. Subsequent operations showed that the pursuit of shipments and networks continued along transit routes and in border areas.

The source noted that on September 12 and 13, the relevant authorities announced the seizure of 206,000 Captagon pills in Al-Nabk, followed by 310,000 pills in Homs, in two separate operations, confirming the continued security pressure on smuggling routes even after a large part of the previous infrastructure had been dismantled.

The source added that the dismantling of drug networks extended to cooperation with neighboring countries and countries affected by smuggling operations. The Anti-Narcotics Administration carried out 28 joint operations with Iraq, 13 operations with Jordan, nine operations with Turkey, and five operations with Saudi Arabia, in addition to coordination with Kuwait, the UAE, and Lebanon, as well as cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

The joint operations included pursuing networks extending across more than one country and seizing shipments prepared for transit to regional markets, strengthening the shift from a unilateral response toward information sharing and the implementation of joint security operations.

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