The Turkish authorities announced on Monday that they had seized a substantial amount of drugs smuggled from Lebanon via Syria.
Turkish intelligence managed to intercept the narcotics cargo, following a two-month surveillance operation in northern Syria involving two local military factions.
Around 50 kg of hash, 208 g of methamphetamine and about 621,000 Captagon pills were found during the raid.
Twenty-six people were arrested as part of a drug trafficking and smuggling network, according to the Ikhlas news agency.
After searching six homes and a warehouse, three smugglers’ cars were also seized.
According to Turkish officials, the drugs were sent from Lebanon through Homs and Raqqa to reach Turkish-administered regions.
