LONDON: Syria’s anti-drug authority said on Thursday it arrested a suspected drug dealer in Damascus and seized 87,000 Captagon pills in his possession. The suspect and the seized drugs were referred to judicial authorities for legal proceedings, the state-run agency SANA reported, citing the Drug Enforcement Department in Damascus. The seizure followed a separate operation Oct. 12 in Homs province, where anti-drug officers seized 250,000 Captagon pills and detained two suspects. That operation
