Syrian Rebels Uncover Massive Captagon Drug Operation Tied to Assad Regime
- A social media video showed a warehouse in Syria filled with Captagon, an illicit drug, linked to former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
- The warehouse is reportedly at a military division headquarters near Damascus, commanded by Assad’s brother Maher.
- Captagon trafficking has become an economic lifeline for the Assad regime amid American sanctions, generating billions of dollars.
- The Carnegie Endowment reported that the Assad regime uses Captagon trafficking to pressure Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia, for reintegration into the Arab world.
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