Damascus, April 9 (SANA) Syrian and Jordanian anti-narcotics authorities carried out an operation that intercepted an attempted smuggling of 943 kilograms of Captagon at the Jaber border crossing.
According to a statement from the Syrian Ministry of Interior, the operation resulted from weeks of intelligence coordination and information sharing between the two countries, following the detection of a regional criminal network engaged in large-scale drug trafficking across borders using sophisticated methods.
Based on joint analytical and field efforts, authorities identified the network’s modus operandi and tracked a shipment vehicle used for smuggling. The vehicle was closely monitored until it reached the border crossing, where it was seized and the driver apprehended in coordination with the relevant authorities.
A search of the vehicle revealed the drugs concealed professionally within its structure. The substance, Captagon prior to processing into pills, was enough to produce approximately 5.5 million tablets.
The Ministry emphasized that cooperation with regional and friendly countries remains ongoing to combat narcotics trafficking and dismantle cross-border criminal networks, thereby protecting society and enhancing security and stability.
The operation reflects close collaboration between Syrian and Jordanian security forces and exemplifies the strategy to target transnational criminal organizations, disrupt their logistics networks, and safeguard communities from narcotics.
Yesterday, Syrian Narcotics Administration, in coordination with Iraq’s General Directorate for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances, carried out three targeted operations that dismantled international drug trafficking networks, seizing nearly one million Captagon tablets and arresting four key members of the networks.
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