Damascus-SANA
The Anti-Narcotics Branch in Damascus arrested 8 people on charges of drug trafficking, abuse and promotion, and confiscated quantities of them.
The Ministry of Interior said in a statement today: As part of the ongoing efforts to arrest drug dealers and their promoters, the Anti-Narcotics Branch in Damascus arrested a drug dealer and 7 people who promoted it and used it.
The ministry added: According to information received by the aforementioned branch about the presence of a drug dealer who is promoting narcotic substances in a shop in the al-Kabbas neighborhood, and through careful monitoring, he was arrested and one gram of heroin was seized. Different types of narcotic pills.
The ministry indicated that the arrested man confessed to using and distributing heroin to several people, and that he was hiding quantities of narcotic substances in his house in the Tabbala neighborhood. By searching the house, a quantity of 1,615 kilograms of cannabis was found, 1,000 Captagon pills, 28 grams of heroin and 240 grams of mixed tobacco. With cannabis.
And the ministry pointed out that, as a result of the arrest, 5 others were arrested, three of whom were buying and using narcotic substances from him, and a person using and promoting narcotic substances.
The ministry announced that investigations are continuing to uncover all those involved and take the necessary measures against them.
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