The Syrian authorities seized in a “specific operation” about 12 million Captagon pills news

The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Monday the seizure of about 12 million Captagon pills in the possession of a drug smuggling network in the Damascus countryside and the arrest of the person responsible, as part of its efforts to combat smuggling and dry up its sources.

The seized quantity is among the largest since the fall of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad.

A statement by the Ministry of Interior quoted the Director of the Narcotics Control Department, Brigadier General Khaled Eid, as saying that after careful monitoring and tracking of one of the drug smuggling networks that was seeking to smuggle huge quantities of narcotic substances outside the country, about 12 million Captagon pills were seized in the Dumayr area, and the network’s official was arrested.

He pointed out that the seized quantity was confiscated in preparation for its destruction and that the arrested person was referred to the competent judicial authorities to take the necessary legal measures against him.

This “qualitative” operation, according to Eid, comes “as part of the Drug Control Administration’s firm approach to confronting smuggling, drying up its sources, and pursuing promoters.”

Captagon was Syria’s largest export during the civil war that broke out in 2011. The sale of this illegal narcotic substance was considered a primary source of funding for the Assad regime.

Since the overthrow of Assad, the new authorities announced the seizure of millions of Captagon pills in several areas of the country, but smuggling has not stopped.

Syria’s neighboring countries continue to announce from time to time the seizure of large quantities of this narcotic substance.