Large quantity of hashish seized in Aleppo countryside

Damascus, SANA-The Anti-Narcotics Department, in cooperation with the Internal Security Directorate in al-Safira, Aleppo countryside, seized a large quantity of hashish intended for smuggling to a European country.

“the Anti-Narcotics Department, in cooperation with the Internal Security Directorate in al-Safira, was able to seize an estimated 800 kilograms of hashish, hidden inside barrels used to transport food supplies, in preparation for smuggling it to a European country.”The Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday.

The Ministry added that the members of the cell involved in the attempted hashish smuggling were arrested and referred to the competent judiciary for necessary legal action.

MHD Ibrahim