Syrian rebels find drug stockpile tying Assad regime to black market trade
By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Roey Hadar (Producer), Jake Larsen (Video Editor)
Days after the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria, more information is coming out about how the regime used the sale of drugs, particularly one found on the black market. Syrian rebels discovered millions of pills of Captagon, a banned drug previously prescribed for ADHD and narcolepsy.
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A fighter with Syria’s ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group said the factory was linked to the former president’s brother and has been accused of being a kingpin in the black-market Captagon trade.
The drug was a huge part of Syria’s economy, bringing in billions for the fallen regime.
A 2022 investigation by the French outlet AFP found Syria to be the world’s largest narco state, with Captagon becoming its largest export, more so than all of its legal exports combined.
An HTS fighter said the rebels burned the supplies they found, citing the harm of the drug to the Syrian public.
However, experts on illicit drugs say even when authorities crack down on manufacturing, other ones pop up shortly thereafter. That means that the destruction of the newly discovered haul will probably only disrupt the market for Captagon for a short time.
[KARAH RUCKER]
Days after the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria, we’re learning more about how the regime used the sale of *drugs*, particularly one found on the black market.
Syrian rebels discovered millions of pills of the drug captagon, a banned drug previously prescribed for ADHD and narcolepsy.
The drug, known for its effects on increasing focus and energy, is one of the most common illicit drugs in Syria and the Middle East region.
A fighter with Syria’s ruling HTS rebel group said the factory was linked to the former president’s brother, who has been accused of being a kingpin in the black-market captagon trade.
The drug was a huge part of Syria’s economy, bringing in billions for the fallen regime.
A 2022 investigation by French outlet AFP found Syria to be the world’s largest narco state, with captagon becoming its largest export, more so than all of its legal exports combined.
An HTS fighter said the rebels burned the supplies they found, citing the harm of the drug to the Syrian public.
But experts on illicit drugs say even authorities crack down on manufacturing, other ones pop up shortly thereafter.
That means that the destruction of the newly discovered large haul will probably only disrupt the market for captagon for a short time.
For Straight Arrow News, I’m Karah Rucker.
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What is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime in Syria?
Click to see story on abc NewsVideo points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
Click to see story on CNNHow the drug trade funded Bashar al-Assad’s £5,000,000,000 Syrian empire
Click to see story on Metro NewsCaptagon drug stockpiles uncovered in Syria
Click to see story on Al JazeeraWhat will happen to the captagon, the jihad drug on which the Assad regime maintained itself
Click to see story on La RepubblicaTunnels and factories – here are the traces of the Assad regime
Click to see story on svt NyheterA key facility of the state drug cartel was found in Syria
Click to see story on telex.huCaptagon, the poor man’s cocaine. What will happen to Assad’s drug empire?
Click to see story on Novinky.czAssad’s toppling won’t stop his ‘poor man’s cocaine’ drug empire
Click to see story on iNewsSyria’s rebel victors expose ousted government’s drug trade
Click to see story on Al-MonitorSyria’s largest captagon drug lab discovered near Damascus
Click to see story on RTV SlovenijaSyria: Inside Captagon drug factory which funded Assad’s brutal regime
Click to see story on Channel 4‘Poor man’s cocaine’: What’s next for Assad’s drug empire after his fall?
Click to see story on Ynet NewsDiscovery of vast Syrian drug lab reveals secrets of illicit captagon trade
Click to see story on ReutersA video suggests the involvement of the Assad regime in large-scale illicit drug trafficking
Click to see story on KIFIVideos point to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
Click to see story on KRDOSyrian rebels expose ousted Assad regime’s drug trade, fuelled by Captagon
Click to see story on South China Morning PostVideo points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
Click to see story on RNZSyrian rebels uncover Assad regime’s large-scale illegal drug laboratories
Click to see story on France24A warehouse full of the drug captagon has appeared in a video recording from Syria. The Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking
Click to see story on Digi 24Syrian rebels discover huge cache of jihad drugs that made Assad filthy rich
Click to see story on Algemeen DagbladSyrian rebels find Captagon labs used by Assad’s regime
Click to see story on Jerusalem PostWhat is the drug captagon and how is it linked to Syria’s fallen Assad regime?
Click to see story on The ConversationSyria’s rebel victors expose ousted government’s drug trade
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Click to see story on Bangkok PostA drug called captagon: The ‘Chemical Courage’ with which Assad turned Syria into a narco-state
Click to see story on abcImages points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
Click to see story on 9NewsCaptagon: The drug that earned Assad regime billions, rejigged diplomatic ties goes out of business
Click to see story on Firstpost NewsRegime financed itself with pill money: Syrian rebels burn Assad’s drug treasure
Click to see story on BildAssad’s drug empire worth BILLIONS that turns terrorists into zombies destroyed
Click to see story on The SunSuch “drug kitchens” made Assad rich
Click to see story on Kronen ZeitungAssad’s abandoned narcotics factories highlight horrendous scale of illicit drug trade in Syria
Click to see story on Anadolu AjansıDiscovery in military base proves Assad financed regime with party drugs
Click to see story on De TelegraafRebels destroy Assad’s drug empire worth BILLIONS pumping out ‘jihadi fuel’
Click to see story on The US SunSyria: Assad’s brother heads factory that manufactured thousands of Captagon pills
Click to see story on ProtothemaMillions of Captagon pills found in Assad’s warehouses
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Click to see story on BreitbartRight
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Did Assad keep his regime economically alive with captagon, the cocaine of the poor?
Click to see story on Het Belang van LimburgAssad’s ready-to-ship drugs were seized… Workshops are located individually
Click to see story on AkşamDiscovery in military base proves Assad financed regime with party drugs
Click to see story on Het NieuwsbladThe jihadist drug: how the capture made Syria a narco-state and enriched the Assads
Click to see story on OKDIARIOSyria: Rebels seize Assad’s huge drug factory
Click to see story on KurierProduction of captagon since the fall of Assad has stood still. Profitable business can be taken over by militias
Click to see story on iDNES.czThe drug money in the pocket of the deposed Assad!
Click to see story on A HaberSyria: The well-known drug Captagon was found in a manufacturing and storage warehouse
Click to see story on in.grCrusoe: “Jihad drug” factory found in Syria
Click to see story on O AntagonistaSyrian rebels show Assad’s drug stockpiles to journalists
Click to see story on rd.nlAssad’s Cocaine: The Devastating Effects of the Captagon Drug Used by the Murderous Terrorists
Click to see story on Maariv OnlineAssad kept his regime economically alive for years thanks to party drugs: Captagon caches discovered in military bases
Click to see story on Gazet van AntwerpenWhat is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime?
Click to see story on WBALThe Assad regime’s drug empire: More sales than Mexican cartels – and Europe as a hub
Click to see story on Der TagesspiegelHow Syria became a rich narco-state thanks to the drug Captagon
Click to see story on www.kleinezeitung.atBashar al-Assad: The Captagon deal
Click to see story on 20 MinutenSyria discovers one of the largest capture laboratories in the world linked to the Asad regime
Click to see story on El EconomistaAssad’s drug empire worth BILLIONS that turns terrorists into zombies destroyed
Click to see story on The Irish SunCaptagon, the ‘cocaine of the poor’ managed by the Assad clan: how drug trafficking keeps the zombie country alive
Click to see story on Il RiformistaSyria’s Captagon empire uncovered after Assad regime’s fall
Click to see story on The New ArabWhat is the Captagon, the ‘cocaine of the poor’ produced in Syria
Click to see story on El IndependienteWhat is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime?
Click to see story on SuperHits 103.7 COSY-FMAssad’s $5bn ‘jihadi drug’ empire: The pill makes terrorists feel impervious to bullets and survive without sleep – now the world braces for a captagon boom – Conservative Angle
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Click to see story on AlKhaleej TodayWhat is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime?
Click to see story on Northwest NewsradioDiscovery of a huge Captagon factory
Click to see story on AlJadeed.tvRebels destroy Assad’s drug empire worth BILLIONS after pumping out ‘jihadi fuel’ that turns terrorists into ‘zombies’
Click to see story on Usa newsWhat is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime? – Everett Post
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Click to see story on סרוגיםSyrian Rebels Uncover Captagon Drug Empire Linked to Syria Regime
Click to see story on SOFXConflict in Syria: Video indicates involvement of the Assad regime in drug trafficking
Click to see story on CNN BrasilRebels destroyed the Syrian regime’s drug empire
Click to see story on charter97.orgThe National: With the fall of the Assad regime, the production of the drug captagon almost stopped CzechNoviny.cz
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