In an issued statement by the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Department on Monday, it indicated that within the framework of combating drug smuggling and through continuous surveillance by the Central Anti-Narcotics Office in the Judicial Police Unit, information was made available about several people preparing for the smuggling of a quantity of drugs through a shipping company. Accordingly, a Judicial Police force managed on 26-7-2021 to seize about 1.6 Kg. of the “Crystal Meth” anesthetic drug, professionally hidden inside water filters.

The statement added that as a result of intensive investigations and through ongoing follow-up and tracing, the police force succeeded in identifying the network members and arrested one of them (Syrian national, born 1996) on 27-7-2021, noting that investigations are held under the supervision of the concerned judiciary and work is continuing to arrest the remaining culprits.

Source: National News Agency