Interior Ministry: Four suspects arrested in two cases involving drug smuggling and trafficking
The Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday the arrest of four suspects in two separate cases involving the importation, trafficking, and consumption of narcotics and psychoactive substances.
In a press statement, the General Administration of Security Relations and Media at the ministry said that the Criminal Security Sector, represented by the General Administration for Combating Narcotics, in coordination with the General Administration of Customs, arrested three suspects in a case involving the importation of narcotics and psychoactive substances from abroad through a land border crossing with the intent to traffic them.
It was clarified that intelligence reports indicated that two of the suspects had brought the seized items from abroad. They were apprehended immediately upon their entry, and upon being confronted with investigative findings, they confessed that they intended to hand them over to a third suspect, who was later arrested.
The statement added that investigations revealed the suspects had been in contact with an individual residing abroad to arrange the receipt and transportation of the drugs. It noted that coordination had been established with relevant security authorities abroad to continue investigations into the parties involved in the case.
The seized items included 300 tablets of Captagon, 150 grams of cocaine, 150 sheets of A4 drug, 10 grams of hashish, and a sensitive scale.
In a separate case, the Security Media Administration reported that the International Combating Department of the General Administration for Combating Narcotics arrested a suspect in possession of a quantity of narcotics and psychoactive substances intended for trafficking and personal use. The seized items included 90 sheets of A4 drug, 10 chemical ampoules, 30 grams of methamphetamine, and a sensitive scale.
The ministry confirmed that the necessary legal measures had been taken against the suspects, and that they and the seized items had been referred to the competent authorities.
