Smuggling and monopolies in the pharmaceutical market in Syria are leading to soaring prices and shortages, according to Etihad Media.
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.
Jordan said it thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs and weapons into the country from Syria, killing one smuggler, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
Locals in the town of Shahba prepare to confront the forces of the Assad regime after several people were killed, according to Baladi News.
Jordanian authorities stopped a second attempt to smuggle narcotics from Syria less than a week after the first one, according to Sowt al-Asima.
As the Syrian election comes to an end, some problems that had temporarily disappeared seem to have reemerged in areas held by the regime according to SY-24.
The Ministry of Health is working with the pharmaceutical sector to ensure that the price of medicines can be kept under control reports Etihad Press.
The Syrian Democratic Forces have arrested a man they say worked with the Islamic State and provided them with financial assistance reports Smart News
Students at Damascus University have been caught in possession with drugs and performing immoral acts in public places reports Al-Watan.
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.
Saad Zaqzaq, a commander in the National Defence militia has been accused of kidnapping, blackmail and looting the homes of residents reports Sowt al-Asma.
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.
The most common crime committed by minors is theft, but courts have also seen minors accused of terrorism offences reports Damas Post.
Years of conflict have left many Syrians mentally scarred and seeking psychiatric services to help them cope writes Al-Watan.
A report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said that a former commander from Harasta is now operating as a drug dealer writes Al-Hal.
There is a dangerous lack of medical services in Deir-ez-Zor and the few that do exist are operated by unqualified individuals writes Ain al-Medina
Syria’s rebel-held southern areas are facing a thriving drugs trade targeting youths, Zaman al-Wasl writes
Judicial sources point to likely suicide but say that foul play is a possibility, Al-Watan reports
Alsouria Net interviews journalists and activists on the activities and abuses of the powerful paramilitary group active in the coastal Lattakia region, which boasts close family ties to the Syrian president
Medical supplies are drying up in the city’s last rebel-controlled area which is facing a major shortage due to a government-imposed siege
