Inside Syria’s fight against the Captagon trade

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 5, 2026Country: Syria

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Inside Syria’s fight against the Captagon trade

Syrian anti-narcotics units are raiding homes and seizing pills as the government fights back against the Captagon trade. The trade helped prop up the finances of the former Assad regime. Authorities are intensifying operations to dismantle the drug network.

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