At a meeting chaired by the presidency's secretary-general, ministers discussed final amendments to Syria's anti-drug law and a draft national strategy. The meeting agreed to set up a permanent inter-ministerial working group and to expand treatment centres. No new drug law had been issued by 28 October 2026; courts were still applying the 1993 law.[1][2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Syria here.
References
- SANA — Syria steps up anti-drug strategy with cross-government coordination (16 July 2026)paragraph on final amendments to the anti-drug lawarchived
- Syrian News Agency — محكمة جنايات الرقة تحكم بالمؤبد وغرامة مالية لتاجر مخدرات (21 October 2026)Article 40 applied in October 2026
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