Smuggling Captagon News Today

Now a u.s. official tells cnn its believed some jihadist fighters are using captagon. how will it fuel them on the battlefield? >> you can stay awake days at a time. you dont have to sleep. it gives you a sense of well-being and euphoria and you think youre invincible and nothing can harm you. >> reporter: recently, the u.n.s drug czar sent isis and affiliated front were believed to be smuggling captagon. cnn has been told there is a robust black market for the drug in the middle east. analysts ...

Hyperactivity and since banned in the u.s. and elsewhere. while some question the drugs prevalence among fighters, analysts say jihadists can find a -- >> jihadist scholars would argue its not hypocriticahypocritica. its not a drug taken to get high. >> reporter: this one says captagon can make a user hear voices and see things that arent there. that could hurt you on the battlefield, right? >> absolutely. but i think they have made the decision that keeping these guys awake four or five days at...