Internal Security Forces announced on Thursday it has arrested criminal Nomair al-Assad and several members of a criminal gang in the Lattakia countryside.
A security source at the Ministry of Interior told SANA that the arrest came in a precise security operation carried out in the city of Qardaha in the Lattakia countryside.
Nomair al-Assad, is considered one of the most prominent drug dealers and involved in several crimes during the era of the former regime, the source added.
The source stressed that this step reflects the Internal Security Forces’ commitment to pursuing remnants of the former regime, combating crime, and achieving justice.
