Tartous, Aug. 7 (SANA) The Interior Ministry’s Drug Enforcement Department arrested two suspected drug traffickers and seized 27 kilograms of hashish, 5,000 Captagon pills, other narcotics, weapons and ammunition during a security operation in Tartous Governorate.
The department said on its Telegram channel Friday that the operation followed surveillance of the two suspects and monitoring of their activities.
The seized drugs, weapons and ammunition were confiscated, while authorities are continuing legal procedures before referring the suspects to the competent judiciary.
The operation is part of ongoing efforts by the Drug Enforcement Department to combat drug trafficking and dismantle distribution networks. In late July, the department arrested two other suspected drug traffickers in Tartous following surveillance of their activities.
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