The Anti-Narcotics Department said its branch in Aleppo Governorate carried out several separate security operations against networks active in the trade and promotion of narcotic substances.[1] One of the operations was conducted in cooperation with the Road Security branch; the department said the operations dismantled the networks and led to the arrest of a number of their members.[1] The authorities described the drug-trading and promotion networks as the focus of those operations, and said arrests and seizures were among the stated outcomes.[2]

The reported seizure included 9.571 kilograms of hashish and 21 grams of marijuana; converting 21 grams to 0.021 kilograms gives a combined cannabis weight of 9.592 kilograms.[2] The same list included 51,000 Captagon pills and 5,430 pregabalin pills as well as a military handgun, separate items from the hashish and marijuana quantities.[2] The agency said those arrested were referred to the competent authorities to complete investigations and take the necessary legal measures against them.[1]