Captagon

2024 - 12 - 15

Syria made billions trafficking the drug Captagon. Will it continue? (90.5 WESA)

As Syria's economy collapsed during the civil war, the country became something of narco-state. The now-ousted regime was estimated to earn billions ...

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Image courtesy of "The Guardian"

Sacks of chemicals, plastic fruit … and millions of pills: inside a ... (The Guardian)

It was no secret, everyone seemed to know where it was. When asked for directions, the coffee vendor pointed up the hill. “The Captagon factory?

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Image courtesy of "The New Arab"

New Assad-linked Captagon factory uncovered in Syria (The New Arab)

Footage published by Turkish media reveals a villa-turned-drug production facility believed to be owned by the ousted former president's brother.

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Image courtesy of "The Wall Street Journal"

Assad's Fall Upends the Middle East's Captagon Drug Empire (The Wall Street Journal)

The fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad overturned the most profitable drug-smuggling network in the Middle East, exposing the former regime's role in ...

Syria made billions trafficking the drug Captagon. Will it continue? (NPR)

As Syria's economy collapsed during the civil war, the country became something of narco-state. The now-ousted regime was estimated to earn billions ...

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