ISF Arrests International Drug Lord in Sahel Alma

The Anti-Drug Bureau of the Internal Security Forces Judicial Police Department detained in cooperation with the concerned Saudi security authorities the head of an international drug cell.

According to a communique issued by the ISF, the kingpin of the drug network was apprehended last week in the Keserouan town of Sahel Alma.

The 51-year-old Syrian drug lord, who was identified by his initials M.R., is “one of the most dangerous captagon manufacturer and smuggler in the Middle East.”

“More than 1,000 kilograms of basic chemical and drug material to manufacture captagon, which could produce (a large) quantity of drugs were seized” in the operation, it added.

The statement said the investigation under the supervision of the competent judiciary is underway as the ISF will continue its efforts to bust the members of the network.