Syrian authorities arrest 3 suspects accused of smuggling drugs from Lebanon

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LONDON: Authorities in Syria arrested three people suspected of smuggling drugs into the country from Lebanon and seized 200,000 narcotics pills in two operations in Damascus Countryside province. Officers also recovered 61 kg of hashish and 2 kg of marijuana during the operations, the Drug Enforcement Department said in a statement posted on messaging platform Telegram on Tuesday. The arrests followed extensive…