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6 people arrested for drug abuse and counterfeit currency exchange

2021-12-28T12:03:27.997Z


Damascus Countryside, SANA- The Anti-Narcotics Branch in Damascus Countryside has arrested 6 people on charges of drug abuse and treason


Rif Dimashq-SANA

The Anti-Narcotics Branch in Damascus Countryside has arrested 6 people on charges of using narcotic substances, promoting counterfeit currency and dealing in other than the Syrian pound, one of them impersonating a dentist.

The Ministry of Interior stated in a statement that SANA received a copy of it today that the Anti-Narcotics Branch in Damascus Countryside arrested a person on charges of using narcotics and seized in his possession a number of cigarettes mixed with the drug hashish. cheap price

The ministry added... after collecting information about the aforementioned doctor, he was arrested and it was found that he is not registered as a doctor in Syria, but he claims that, as he claims that he obtained his degree from a major foreign university and that he practiced medicine in an Arab country, indicating that an amount of 15,400 counterfeit dollars was seized in his possession. By interrogating him, he admitted promoting and selling counterfeit dollars in exchange for material benefit, and that the source of the counterfeit dollars was another person who was arrested and admitted to promoting counterfeit dollars as well.

The ministry pointed out that the physician impersonator also admitted buying raw materials used in the manufacture of counterfeit red mercury to send them to people outside Damascus, and that he was hiding these materials with two people who were arrested and the mentioned materials were seized in their home, noting that by checking the status of the impersonator, it was found that a police notice against him was imprisoned for a period of time. 15 years for the crime of selling antiquities and several precedents for the crimes of selling antiquities.

In another context, the Anti-Narcotics Branch in Damascus countryside arrested a person who transferred money illegally and dealt with other than the Syrian pound, and confiscated a sum of fifteen thousand dollars from him.

The ministry confirmed that investigations are still ongoing to uncover all those involved in the case, and those arrested will be brought to the competent judiciary to receive their just punishment.

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Source: sena

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