The General Command of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) in North-East Syria released a statement providing information about an operation carried out in Raqqa countryside.

According to the statement on Friday, an anti-drug operation dubbed “Hemze Beg Martyrs Vengeance Campaign” was launched in Raqqa in memory of 29 ISF members who were martyred as a result of a Turkish attack on the Anti-Drug Units Academy in Derik on 8 October.

Eli Hesen, a member of the ISF General Command, stated that the ISF conducted the operation to uphold their responsibilities and loyalty to the martyrs who fell in an aerial attack by the Turkish state in the region of Hemze Beg.

Eli Hesen said that the operation on 27 October night aimed at preserving public peace and combatting drug networks. 42 drug dealers and users were taken into custody in the operation, while a large quantity of drugs and weapons were confiscated.

The materials confiscated during the operation include the following: 557 thousand Captagon pills, 60 bunches of opium leaves used in drug production, 2 Kalashnikov rifles and 13 magazines, 261 Kalashnikov bullets, 3 rifles and 6 magazines, 53 handgun bullets, 41 BKC bullets, 5 el handgrenades, 2,700 kg crystal pills and 23 mobile phones.

Remarking that the operation was the first phase in the Hemze Beg Martyrs Vengeance Campaign, Eli Hesen added: “Our operations will continue until social peace is achieved. The cooperation of the population and their forces is of vital importance for the maintenance of security and stability.”