{"id":136518,"date":"2026-03-30T14:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=136518"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:40:18","slug":"syria-seizes-450000-captagon-pills-near-lebanon-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/136518\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria seizes 450,000 captagon Pills near Lebanon border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Syrian authorities announced on Monday the seizure of a large shipment of narcotics in Homs province, near the Lebanese border, as it was being smuggled into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian Interior Ministry said in a statement that anti-narcotics units carried out an operation that resulted in the confiscation of approximately 450,000 captagon pills, with an estimated total weight of 79.05 kilograms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the statement, the shipment was intercepted during an attempt to transport the drugs across the border into Syrian territory. The seized materials were confiscated and referred to the relevant authorities to complete the necessary legal procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, the Interior Ministry had also announced the arrest of an individual accused of managing extensive drug trafficking networks operating through multiple internal and external routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syrian authorities have repeatedly reported efforts to curb the trafficking of captagon, a widely circulated stimulant in the region, often smuggled across borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Interior Ministry did not provide further details regarding the identities of those involved in the latest operation or the intended destination of the shipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Syrian authorities announced on Monday the seizure of a large shipment of narcotics in Homs province, near the Lebanese border, as it was being smuggled into the country. 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