Arrest of a drug dealer and promoter in Lattakia

Damascus-SANA

The Criminal Security Branch in Lattakia arrested a person on charges of trafficking and promoting narcotics.

The Ministry of Interior stated in a statement, which SANA received a copy of today, that as a result of the search for wanted persons and perpetrators of theft crimes in the city of Lattakia, the aforementioned branch was able to arrest one of the wanted persons with a history of drug crimes.

The ministry pointed out that his Opel station car was seized, in which a quantity of cannabis was found, and with an investigation of his house, eight paws of cannabis were confiscated with an electronic scale and tools used in the trade and promotion of drugs, in addition to various narcotic pills and Captagon pills, and a sum of money of 3 million Syrian Pound.

The ministry indicated that the arrested confessed, during his interrogation, that he had used, promoted and sold narcotic substances in association with hidden persons.

The ministry confirmed that the confiscated amount has been deposited with the Central Bank of Syria, and that investigations and research are continuing to reveal the rest of those involved in the case, and the arrested person will be presented to the competent judiciary.

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