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What is Captagon, the Illegal Stimulant Made in Assad’s Syria?

December 13, 2024

By Aryn Baker The illegal amphetamine, used across the Middle East, became Syria’s biggest export during its 13-year civil war.

Source: The New York Times

Category: Smuggling, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Defense and Military Forces, Syrian Army, Assad, Bashar al-, Middle East, Syria, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Amphetamines

    

Updated: December 13, 2024 at 4:40 pm
Tags: Syria
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