Captagon Crisis: A Silent Plague for the Middle East
The Middle East, a geopolitical region with lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea that are frequently associated with a rich…
The Middle East, a geopolitical region with lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea that are frequently associated with a rich…
In Iraq’s western Anbar province, authorities made a new drug bust at the end of February, seizing 80kg (176lb) of the narcotic Captagon. It is…
A recent report highlights the pivotal role played by the EU in the shipment of Captagon pills from the Middle East to the Gulf region.…
Syria has pledged to fight drug smuggling in talks with its Arab neighbours, but the stimulant keeps moving across the region. Iraqi authorities say they…
From changing regional dynamics to a desire to put an end to a refugee crisis, a variety of factors have contributed to Syria and President…
Captagon has featured large in regional diplomatic discussions as some Arab countries look to normalise relations with Syria. The addictive, amphetamine-type stimulant mass-produced in Syria…
The Jordanian Customs Department seized one of its largest hauls of illegal drugs ever, stopping 6 million pills of Captagon at the border of Iraq.…