Syria’s anti-narcotics directorate carried out two security operations in Rif Dimashq against drug smuggling from Lebanon into Syria.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Officers arrested three people after intensive field surveillance and monitoring.[1][3][7][8][10][11] The directorate announced the suspects on Telegram only by their initials.[1][4][7] The directorate identified the three detainees by the Arabic initials أ.ب, ب.ع and ع.د.[5][9][10][11] The directorate did not give the nationalities of those arrested.[11] Those arrested were referred to the competent authorities for further investigation and legal proceedings.[1][3][4][5][7][8][9][10][11]

The operations seized 61 kilograms of hashish.[1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9][10][11] Officers also confiscated 2 kilograms of marijuana.[1][2][4][5][7][8][9][10][11] Authorities also confiscated 200,000 narcotic pills, which are excluded from the cannabis figures.[1][2][4][5][7][8] The directorate said the operations aimed to dismantle trafficking networks and cut drug smuggling routes from Lebanon into Syria.[1][2][4][5][7][9][10][11]