{"id":139552,"date":"2026-07-27T17:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=139552"},"modified":"2026-07-28T06:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:08:27","slug":"syrian-anti-narcotics-seize-850000-pills-smuggled-from-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/139552\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian anti-narcotics seize 850,000 pills smuggled from Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 The Syrian Anti-Narcotics Department announced on Monday that it had seized 850,000 narcotic pills in the Rural Damascus governorate after thwarting an alleged smuggling attempt from Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Anti-Narcotics Department in Damascus countryside said the shipment was intercepted during a security operation in the al-Nabk area following what it described as careful surveillance and monitoring. 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