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North-east Syria's security forces arrest 1,165 drug users

The Asayish of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria began a campaign against drugs late in September 2020. Reporting on it in Qamishli on 29 June 2021, they counted 1,875 arrests, of 1,165 users, 480 dealers and 230 traders, and 1,700 kilograms of hashish seized, with a further 2,637 kilograms of hashish paste. The suspects were handed to the administration's courts.[1]

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References

  1. Asharq Al-Awsat — Over 1,800 drug users, dealers and traders arrested in 'Rojava' territory in Syria (29 June 2021)archived

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