Captagon

Iraq captures three million captagon pills near border with Syria

The amphetamine-type stimulant pills were hidden in apple crates and seized at Al Qaim crossing between Syria's Deir Ezzor province and western Iraq's Anbar desert region.

Jordan: Smugglers with large amounts of drugs killed at Syria border

Jordan, as both a destination and transit route for Syrian-made amphetamine drug Captagon, has toughened its rules of engagement with smugglers.

Jordanian military kills dozens of smugglers at border with Syria

The army said the traffickers were supported by an armed group, adding that a preliminary search was conducted in the area, and large quantities of narcotics were found.

Can Arab rapprochement with Syria help contain the regime’s narcostate?

Attempts to dissuade Bashar al Assad from flooding the region with narcotics will be met with intransigence, underlined by deniability and theatricality.

Lebanon seizes millions of Captagon pills hidden in fake oranges

Nearly nine million pills of Captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant, seized at Beirut airport, officials say.