IDF soldiers of the 226th Brigade, under the command of the 210th Division, apprehended a weapons dealer operating out of Taranjah in southern Syria on Sunday night.
Working off of intelligence gathered by Unit 504, soldiers apprehended and questioned the dealer while others seized all weapons from the area.
Over 100 IDF soldiers, along with reconnaissance aircraft and military vehicles, participated in raids that were carried out in Taranjah on Sunday night, assaulting civilians and conducting searches before withdrawing, Syria TV said.
This is the second time in August that the IDF has arrested arms traffickers in southern Syria. Last week, soldiers of the 226th Brigade entered four locations simultaneously and located numerous weapons that had been trafficked in the Hader area.
Fall of the Assad regime
Since the fall of the Assad regime, the IDF has renewed its efforts in preventing the smuggling and spread of weapons in Syria in order to protect Israel and its citizens.
In early December, it announced its strikes on a chemical weapons factory belonging to the former Syrian president, as well as other military capabilities, to prevent them from falling into rebel hands.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.