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How Jordan, Syria are closing in on multibillion-dollar Captagon network

  • Jordan struck drug sites on the Syria border five times since Bashar Assad’s toppling in late 2024, according to reports
  • Analysts say border enforcement alone cannot dismantle a trade that has already adapted to survive regime change
By ANAN TELLO ·
video

ZATCA thwarts attempt to smuggle captagon pills, seizes contraband

By Rashid Hassan ·

Over 4.8m captagon pills found hidden in Jeddah charcoal shipment

By SPA ·

Lebanese army captures drug kingpin Noah Zeaiter in major operation

By NAJIA AL-HOUSSARI ·

Lebanon says busts international drug network, seizes hashish, captagon

By AFP ·
Analysis

How Sudan’s ruinous conflict turned it into Captagon’s suspected new frontier

By Sherouk Zakaria ·

Jordan thwarts major drug smuggling attempts along eastern border

By Arab News ·

Iraq says its tip to Lebanon leads to the destruction of an amphetamine factory

By AP ·

Saudi authorities thwart massive Captagon smuggling attempt at Al-Haditha

By Rashid Hassan ·

Lebanese army destroys major captagon and crystal meth lab, seals off tunnel

By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Syria seizes millions of captagon pills

By AFP ·
Update video

Saudi counter-narcotics authorities assist Iraq in thwarting smuggling of 7 million Captagon bills

By Arab News ·

Saudi authorities foil attempt to smuggle $35m worth of captagon pills

By Arab News ·

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