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Ahmad al-Sharaa  ·  2026-07-03 00:00

Syrian anti-narcotics forces arrest major drug trafficker, seize drugs and weapons

Damascus, July 3 (SANA)Syria’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on Friday that it arrested one of the country’s most prominent drug traffickers during a security operation in the town of Nasib inDaraaprovince, seizing large quantities of narcotics and weapons.DEA said in a statement the arrest followed surveillance and intelligence gathering that identified the man’s location. A security force subsequently carried out a raid that led to his arrest and the seizure of 15,960Captagonpills, 5,560 narcotic pharmaceutical tablets, as well as medium-caliber weapons and ammunition.F.J./ABD