{"id":132866,"date":"2025-12-04T14:44:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132866"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:44:55","slug":"syrian-interior-ministry-seizes-165000-captagon-pills-in-damascus-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132866\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Interior Ministry seizes 165,000 captagon pills in Damascus countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLO, Syria (North Press) <\/strong>\u2013 Syria\u2019s Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday that its Anti-Narcotics Department in Rural Damascus seized 165,000 Captagon pills and arrested two individuals linked to a drug-trafficking network after carrying out a coordinated security operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement published on its official platforms, the ministry said the Anti-Narcotics Department \u201ccarried out a precise and well-planned security operation, resulting in the dismantling of a network specialized in promoting and smuggling narcotics.\u201d The statement added that the operation targeted individuals who had been under continuous surveillance based on verified field information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Interior Ministry, the two detainees, identified by their initials as \u201cM.M.\u201d and \u201cA.A.,\u201d were apprehended following what it described as \u201cclose monitoring and sustained tracking of their movements.\u201d Both suspects are accused of participating in the distribution and attempted smuggling of narcotic substances to destinations outside Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry said that officers confiscated approximately 165,000 Captagon pills during the raid, noting that part of the shipment had been concealed inside car batteries, an approach authorities said was intended to evade detection during transport. The narcotics were seized in full, and the suspects were transferred for legal procedures in accordance with judicial protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLO, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Syria\u2019s Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday that its Anti-Narcotics Department in Rural Damascus seized 165,000 Captagon pills and arrested two individuals linked to a drug-trafficking network after carrying out a coordinated security operation. 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