An investigation has been launched by the Smuggling, Drugs and Organized Crimes Investigation Bureau into the trafficking or supply of narcotics and stimulants and the encouragement of drug use, according to a statement from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

Teams from the Narcotics Crimes Combat Branch Directorate carried out a simultaneous operation to apprehend 42 suspects identified in the investigation. Forty suspects were taken into custody. Materials seized during searches were confiscated.

Efforts to capture the remaining two fugitives are ongoing, the statement said.