NNA - The Internal Security Forces General Directorate’s Public Relations Division issued a communiqué this evening, in which it indicated that “in wake of field and technical efforts carried out by the Information Division to pursue drug smuggling networks to and from Lebanese territory, the Division was able to obtain confirmed information about an international drug smuggling network preparing to smuggle a large amount of Captagon pills to Senegal as a first stop through the port of Tripoli.”

“As a result, the Division assigned its specialized units to follow up on this information, reveal the identity of those involved in the operation and track them in preparation for their arrest and thwarting of the drug smuggling operation,” the communiqué added.

Following extensive investigations, the Division's personnel determined the location of the warehouse where the quantities of drugs were hidden, in addition to revealing the identity of those involved in this operation, whereby orders were given to the special force within the Division to tighten surveillance on the aforementioned warehouse and the network members involved in the operation in preparation for the appropriate moment to raid the warehouse.

“On April 13, 2023, and after a careful monitoring and control process, the Special Forces were able to arrest those involved in the locality of Al-Qubbah while they were transporting two containers carrying a quantity of drugs to the port of Tripoli,” the communiqué stated.

Following interrogation of the arrested, they confessed to their crime whereby the legal measures were carried out against them and they were handed over along with their possessions to the concerned judiciary, as work is still underway to arrest the remaining suspects.

=========R.Sh.