{"id":133405,"date":"2025-12-17T19:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=133405"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:48:08","slug":"hama-anti-drug-unit-seizes-over-1-25-million-captagon-pills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133405\/","title":{"rendered":"Hama Anti-Drug Unit seizes over 1.25 million captagon pills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) <\/strong>\u2013 The Anti-Drug Unit in Hama announced on Wednesday the seizure of 1,253,000 Captagon pills in the governorate, according to an official statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit said that the suspect involved in possession, trafficking, and promotion of the drugs was apprehended based on precise intelligence information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brigadier General Milhem al-Shantout, head of Hama\u2019s internal security, stated that specialized teams conducted detailed monitoring and tracking of the individual, locating his exact whereabouts and carrying out a field operation in full accordance with legal procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation also led to the confiscation of a Kalashnikov rifle. The suspect and the seized drugs have been referred to the relevant judicial authorities for further legal procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The Anti-Drug Unit in Hama announced on Wednesday the seizure of 1,253,000 Captagon pills in the governorate, according to an official statement. The unit said that the suspect involved in possession, trafficking, and promotion of the drugs was apprehended based on precise intelligence information. 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