Syria’s Defence Ministry media office said border guard units of the Syrian Arab Army foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs from Lebanese territory into Syria in the Sarghaya area of the Damascus countryside.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The smugglers opened fire on the Syrian force and the force returned fire, the ministry said[1][14][3][4][5][6][7][9][15][16][10][17][11][18][19], before the gunmen fled towards Lebanese territory.[2][3][4][5][6][7][9][15][16][17][11][12]

The operation ended with 280 kilograms of hashish and 28,000 Captagon pills confiscated, according to the ministry.[1][14][3][20][4][5][6][7][8][9][15][16][10][11][12][18][19][21][13] The seized items were referred to the competent authorities to complete legal procedures.[1][14][3][5][9][15][16][10][17][18]

The ministry announced the operation on Friday 6 November 2026, and the state news agency SANA published the statement the same evening[2][20][10]; one account places the operation before dawn on Saturday 7 November.[9] Later accounts, some credited to The National, repeat the figures without adding any.[15] One notes that the Syrian–Lebanese border runs for about 375 kilometres through mountains and valleys that ease smuggling.[10]