Syria has become the hub of Captagon trafficking, the 'poor man's cocaine'
Since the 2018 recapture of southern Syria by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad, drug trafficking has soared along the border with Jordan.
Source: lemonde.fr
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Captive to Captagon: How a Narcotic Has Become Scourge of Middle East
The $5 billion Captagon drug trade is directly funding the illicit activities of the Assad regime in Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Source: dailysignal.com
Conflict, corruption turning Lebanon, Syria into narco-states: Report
LONDON: The large-scale export of Captagon from Syria and Lebanon is the legacy of a decade of conflict combined with widespread corruption, and reliance on the drug revenues is turning both countries into narco-states, according to a new report by Britain’s Channel 4 News. In Lebanon, militias and gangs operating in Hezbollah-controlled areas such as the Bekaa Valley are
Source: arabnews.com