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Palestinian security services in Gaza yesterday destroyed $1 million worth of drugs in a public square in Gaza City, a statement said.
In a statement, Major General Nasser Sulieman, the head of the military prosecution in Gaza, said: “The damaged drugs included 1,242 sedative pills, 1,383.5 hash containers and 900g of opium.”
Sulieman said that he had permission from the specialist courts in Gaza to destroy these in a public place in the city.
Meanwhile, Palestinian MP Faraj Al-Goul said the drugs “would have corrupted the youth should they not have been seized”.
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He called for the military prosecution to inflict the “harshest” punishment on the drug dealers, who he described as “criminals”.
A group tried to steal the drugs over the weekend before they were destroyed but police undermined the plan.