200,000 Captagon tablets seized in Homs

Homs, SANA – The authorities in Homs seized on Tuesday a large amount of Captagon tablets which were hidden inside a truck traveling on the Homs-Damascus Highway.

In a statement to SANA, a source at Homs province said that a patrol chased the truck on the Homs-Damascus Highway, arrested the driver, and confiscated 200,000 Captagon tablets.

The stated added that the tablets were hidden inside boxes containing electrical equipment, and that the truck was bound for Damascus, adding that investigation is still under way to uncover the source of the drugs and the identities of the people involved in this case.

Manar al-Freih / Hazem Sabbagh

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