Drug Smuggling

US Sanctions Syria Over Drug Smuggling

The US Treasury Department sanctioned 11 people and companies on Tuesday it said were involved in illicit financial transfers and drug smuggling in support of the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Many of those sanctioned were involved in the trade of the highly addictive amphetamine captagon, which is illegally trafficked ...

Syrian Forces Clash With Hezb-Linked Smugglers Near Homs

Clashes broke out near the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday between members of the security forces and a group “involved in drug smuggling” close to Hezbollah, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Homs | Clashes erupt between members of regime’s patrols and group of dr*ug smu*gglers close to Lebanese Hez*bollah in northern ...