{"id":137774,"date":"2026-05-17T11:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=137774"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:02:57","slug":"india-seizes-large-captagon-shipment-linked-to-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/137774\/","title":{"rendered":"India seizes large captagon shipment linked to Syria\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> India\u2019s Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday announced the seizure of a large shipment of captagon weighing around 227 kilograms, which authorities said originated from Syrian territory and was en route through India to Gulf countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the ministry, the operation began after a Syrian national was arrested in the capital, New Delhi, in possession of approximately 31 kilograms of captagon tablets concealed inside a machine used for cutting \u201cchapati\u201d bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subsequent investigations led authorities to an additional consignment of 196.2 kilograms of captagon powder, discovered inside a cargo container that arrived at the port of Mundra in the western state of Gujarat from Syria, hidden among sheep wool, the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indian media reports, including the Times of India, stated that the operation is part of a broader anti-narcotics crackdown and that the network is believed to be linked to international trafficking routes using commercial shipping channels for concealment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities have not yet disclosed further details about additional arrests, while investigations are ongoing into the wider smuggling network and its cross-border connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Taysir Mohammed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 India\u2019s Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday announced the seizure of a large shipment of captagon weighing around 227 kilograms, which authorities said originated from Syrian territory and was en route through India to Gulf countries. 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