Damascus Drug Enforcement Branch seizes 87,000 Captagon pills

The Drug Enforcement Branch in Damascus arrested a drug dealer and seized 87,000 Captagon pills found in his possession during a security operation.

The Drug Enforcement Department said Thursday that the suspect and the seized narcotics had been referred to the relevant judicial authorities for legal proceedings.

On Oct. 12, the Drug Enforcement Branch in Homs Governorate seized 250,000 Captagon pills and detained two suspects during a security operation prompted by reports of suspicious vehicle movements at an abandoned farm in the governorate’s southern countryside.