Gaza Police's Drug Control Directorate dismantled a drugs hub in Rafah on 9 November 2022, seizing a large quantity of hashish, pills and other narcotics and arresting a number of dealers and distributors.
🇵🇸 Rafah, Gaza Strip · Palestine
Gaza Police’s Drug Control Directorate dismantled a drugs hub early on 9 November 2022 in Rafah, south Gaza.[1] The operation seized a large quantity of hashish, pills and other narcotics, in a task that ran for several hours in Rafah.[1]
Police arrested a number of dealers and distributors of the narcotics.[1] Gaza Police General Manager Maj. Gen. Mahmud Salah said the police would chase drug dealers and distributors and would not allow anyone to seek drugs inside the Gaza Strip.[1]
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