The drug control department in Homs arrests the leader of the smuggling network and seizes 120,000 captagon pills and 9 kilograms of hashish. Details: The Syrian Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of the leader of the drug smuggling network in the Homs governorate, as a follow-up to a security operation carried out by the anti-narcotics arm on May 5, 2026, which then resulted in the foiling of an attempt to smuggle 200,000 Captagon pills that came from the network of two Captagon pills and the arrest of Lebanese pills. The office explained that the branch units continued surveillance and prosecution operations in order to track down the rest of those involved and the network's affiliates, and managed to identify its leader, named (C. Q.), and stop him in a precise ambush. She added that the operation resulted in the seizure of 120,000 captagon pills, in addition to 9 kilograms of hashish, and noted that the seized items were confiscated and the detainee was referred to the competent legal system.