GIS Dismantles Drug Smuggling Network in Special Operations in Eastern Sudan

The General Intelligence Service’s Organized Crime Control Department carried out a special security operation on Saturday targeting a criminal network involved in smuggling the drug shasmandi from a neighboring country into Sudan.
The operation, which was carried out near the city of Kassala, resulted in the seizure of 154 kilograms of shasmandi, in addition to a box truck used in smuggling operations.
Members of the network were also arrested.
The total value of the confiscated quantities is estimated at more than 175 million Sudanese pounds (approximately $70,000).
A security source within the General Intelligence Service stated that the operation was carried out in close coordination with the Anti-Smuggling Department of the Sudanese Customs Authority, reflecting institutional integration in confronting cross-border threats.
It also comes within the framework of ongoing efforts to dry up the sources of drugs and protect society from their danger.
The source added that the competent authorities have taken all legal measures against the accused, in preparation for bringing them to justice.
This operation is an extension of a series of qualitative operations carried out by the agency over the past few weeks, targeting drug smuggling and trafficking networks across the country’s states.
This operation is part of a comprehensive national strategy to protect society from the scourge of drugs and dry up their sources.