Tight Ambush Targeting a Major Drug Cell in Rural Damascus
June 27, 202523 ViewsRead Time: 2 minutes
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The Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Colonel Khaled Eid, announced today, Friday, that the drug enforcement branch in rural Damascus, in cooperation with the Internal Security Directorate in the Nabek area, has started monitoring and tracking operations for a network involved in drug trafficking from Lebanon to Syrian territories through illegal crossings in the border area of Jreijir.
The Syrian Ministry of Interior quoted Colonel Khaled as saying: "As part of the ongoing efforts exerted by the Drug Enforcement Administration to eliminate this dangerous menace threatening society, and based on information received from one of our sources, the drug enforcement branch in rural Damascus, in cooperation with the Internal Security Directorate in the Nabek area, has started monitoring and tracking operations for a network involved in drug trafficking from Lebanon to Syrian territories through illegal crossings in the border area of Jreijir".
He added: "After careful and continuous monitoring, we set up a tight ambush on one of the routes used by this network, which resulted in a clash between the security force and the cell members. As a result, the network members managed to escape, leaving behind the car they were traveling in. Upon searching the car, around 3 million narcotic Captagon pills were seized, in addition to 50 kilograms of hashish".
The Colonel confirmed that the necessary seizure procedures have been organized, legal actions have been taken against those involved, and efforts are ongoing to pursue the fugitives.
He concluded by saying: "In this context, the Drug Enforcement Administration emphasizes that it will not allow the Syrian Arab Republic's territories to be a passage or a sanctuary for drug smuggling and trafficking operations, and it continues its work with all its efforts to eradicate this menace that has plagued society in recent years under the defunct regime".
He added: "After careful and continuous monitoring, we set up a tight ambush on one of the routes used by this network, which resulted in a clash between the security force and the cell members. As a result, the network members managed to escape, leaving behind the car they were traveling in. Upon searching the car, around 3 million narcotic Captagon pills were seized, in addition to 50 kilograms of hashish".
The Colonel confirmed that the necessary seizure procedures have been organized, legal actions have been taken against those involved, and efforts are ongoing to pursue the fugitives.
He concluded by saying: "In this context, the Drug Enforcement Administration emphasizes that it will not allow the Syrian Arab Republic's territories to be a passage or a sanctuary for drug smuggling and trafficking operations, and it continues its work with all its efforts to eradicate this menace that has plagued society in recent years under the defunct regime".
