The seizure marks one of the largest drug busts since the transitional authority assumed power in late 2024. Captagon became Syria's largest export during the civil war that erupted in 2011, with its trade serving as a key funding source for the government of ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

DAMASCUS: The Syrian interior ministry said Monday it seized about 12 million captagon stimulant pills in a raid on a drug smuggling network operating near Damascus. The seizure…

The seizure marks one of the largest drug busts since the transitional authority assumed power in late 2024. Captagon became Syria's largest export during the civil war that…

La droga che nell’era Assad ha trasformato il paese in un narco-stato