LONDON: Syrian and Iraqi anti-narcotics authorities seized around 1 million Captagon pills during raids aimed at cracking down on several international drug trafficking networks.
The Syrian Narcotics Administration coordinated the security operations with Iraq’s General Directorate for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control as part of an intelligence-sharing agreement between Damascus and Baghdad.
The three separate operations resulted in the complete dismantling of criminal syndicates’ logistical structures and the seizure of the Captagon pills, as announced on Wednesday.
During the raids, four high-level operatives were arrested, identified as key leaders within cross-border drug networks, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.
The Syrian Ministry of Interior reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the Syrian and Iraqi communities from the “poison of narcotics.”
The crackdown represents one of the largest drug seizures of 2026 and highlights the increasing effectiveness of the Syrian security apparatus in collaborating with regional partners to uphold law and order, the SANA added.
