SANA'A, June 26 (Saba) - About 28 tons and 55 bars of hashish “resin”, 2,050,207 Captagon pills, 66.5 kg of heroin, 5 kg of “Shabu”, 5,239 expired narcotic ampoules and 41 bags of local cannabis were destroyed in the capital Sana'a on Sunday.
During the destruction, Minister of Interior Major General Abdulkarim al-Houthi affirmed the ministry's commitment to combat this dangerous scourge, which threatens society, security and stability.
He praised the efforts of the security services, led by the General Department for Drug Control and the Criminal Prosecution, in seizing and destroying narcotics and hashish.
In return, Chief of the Criminal Prosecution Judge Abdullah Zahra explained that these quantities were seized during 2020-2021, and are linked to 133 cases before the Public Prosecution and the Criminal Court, some of which have been settled.
It should be noted that the destruction was carried out on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and comes at a time when the areas occupied by the Saudi-led aggression coalition forces are witnessing unprecedented activity in drug trafficking and smuggling operations as a result of the insecurity witnessed by those areas.
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resource : Saba