Asayish’s efforts yield results in fight against drugs in NE Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) issued a statement on Monday addressing this issue.
The Asayish said in its statement, “Today, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we are facing a big regional and international problem. Drugs constitute a threat socially, morally, and economically to all countries in the world.”
North and East Syria also suffers from this problem, “especially since our enemies are working to smuggle drugs on a large scale as a type of special warfare to target all sectors of society, young and old, in an attempt to weaken our areas and undermine security and stability,” the statement added.
The Asayish stated that they have intensified their efforts and work, using the available capabilities, “to pursue criminal networks and weak-minded people who smuggle, promote, and trade drugs.”
They added that their forces have worked to raise awareness among residents in these areas about the negative effects of drugs, through symposiums and events with the participation of concerned bodies and institutions.
The Asayish explained that they work effortlessly to limit the spread of drugs, adding they have managed to arrest a large number of those involved in trafficking and promoting this scourge.
They revealed that they have seized large quantities of drugs, dealing with more than 522 cases in one year. All those involved in these cases were arrested, including six large traders, 1042 promoters, and 2068 drug users who were all referred to the public prosecutor.
The Asayish also said that they have seized 147 kg of meth, 302 kg of hashish, 148 hashish cigarettes, 11,880 drug needles, 838,814 captagon pills, and more than 1.8 million pills of other types. In addition, they also confiscated 7.5 kg of heroin, 41 cannabis seedlings, 170 poppy seedlings, and 14 grams of cocaine.
Finally, the Asayish expressed its “full readiness” to cooperate and participate with any party at the regional and international levels to combat drugs.