Efforts focused on Rural Damascus and Homs, near the Lebanese border, where numerous operational laboratories were uncovered.
Syrian authorities have announced the arrest of Amer Jadie Al-Sheikh—described as the most dangerous drug trafficker in Syria and the wider region—in coordination with the Turkish government.
High-level prosecutions play a pivotal role in the transitional justice process, often producing what theorists call a “demonstrative effect”—offering public proof that the new order respects legal norms, Fadel Abdul Ghani writes for Syria TV.
Wasim al-Assad, widely regarded as a central financier of the Syrian regime and its affiliated militias, stands accused of playing a pivotal role in the
Following Assad’s ouster, the transitional authorities have intensified efforts to dismantle captagon networks. But the infrastructure of the Captagon trade remains alarmingly resilient, Ultra Syria writes.
Syrian National Coalition Vice President Abdul Majeed Barakat expressed surprise on Saturday, September 21, that the United States did not include the Assad regime in its list of drug-producing countries
The four defendants are Syrians aged between 33 and 46, including two with German citizenship, according to Enab Baladi.
Before the war, infant mortality was expected to drop to 16 per 1,000 live births, but due to the war, the rate increased to 21.5 per 1,000 live births in 2019.
This legislation was propelled to Congress through the dedicated efforts of Syrian-American community organizations, Syria TV says.
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Africa Intelligence, a prominent intelligence platform, uncovered the visit of Maher al-Assad, brother of Bashar al-Assad, to Libya.
Egypt has officially joined the Joint Arab Liaison Cell, an alliance comprising Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, pro-government Athr Press reported
The Jordanian army reported on Wednesday that a border guard was wounded and three smugglers were killed while intercepting an attempt to smuggle drugs from Syria.
The latest round of European sanctions has impacted Syrian companies and institutions linked to individuals closely associated with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife.
Several border guards sustained light to moderate injuries, while the armed groups were repelled back into Syria, according to al-Modon.
Jordan declared the successful prevention of a smuggling attempt involving 565,000 Captagon pills originating from Syria through the Naseeb border crossing, according to Nedaa Post.
A report from the pro-Assad regime website Global has revealed a 90% increase in suicide rates, according to Damas Post.
While such operations are frequently reported in Jordan, this particular incident stands out due to the unique method employed, according to al-Souria Net.
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The UK stated that this action was taken on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, according to al-Souria Net.
Authorities in Syria are intensively pursuing their tasks to combat all forms of trafficking and drug smuggling of all kinds, SANA says.
Although the amount of the budget rose in Syrian pounds, it is the lowest ever in U.S. dollars value, according to al-Hal Net.
The demand for addictive drugs and psychiatric drugs in Syria has increased significantly, according to Orient Net.
The owner of Indomie announced he would shut off operations permanently, then backed off, according to al-Modon.
Fares Shebahi said he could not understand why there was no official Syrian action in this regard, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
One Jordanian soldier sustained injuries during the operation, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Men of Dignity movement also said it seized a drug manufacturing facility in the house of a military intelligence officer.
Undisciplined forces in the Syrian regime’s army and security services are supporting drug traffickers, Jordan said, according to Syria TV.
Raghed Haroun, former medical director of Ibn Sina Mental Hospital, said that levels of depression have greatly increased, according to al-Hal Net.
Jordan said it thwarted the trafficking of large amounts of narcotics coming from Syria, according to North Press.
In a radio message to his troops, the king of Jordan praised their fight against drug smuggling from Syria, according to the Shaam News Agency.
Paul McLoughlin writes that unrest in Suweida reflects deep-seated problems in the Syrian province, in an analysis to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Jordanian army said Thursday it had killed 27 drug smugglers in a clash as they tried to enter the kingdom from Syria, after Amman announced its intention to confront smugglers, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Authorities were able to foil the smuggling of around 800,000 captagon pills headed towards the Gulf from Syria through Jordan, according to Athr Press.
Jordanian authorities stopped a second attempt to smuggle narcotics from Syria less than a week after the first one, according to Sowt al-Asima.
Schools in the suburbs of Damascus are being plagued by drugs, with Hezbollah being suspected as the main supplier of the narcotics reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Major Hossam Azar from the anti-drug department, blamed the spread of drugs on terrorist groups, who use the profits to fund their activities writes Al-Watan.
Syria’s rebel-held southern areas are facing a thriving drugs trade targeting youths, Zaman al-Wasl writes
The Anti-Narcotics Department seized 5 kg of hashish and 24 Captagon pills that were hidden in the dealers’ car, the Interior Ministry announced Wednesday, according to SANA
Al-Souria investigates Hezbollah’s alleged drug trafficking ring in Damascus