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🚨🇸🇾 SYRIA’S DRUG TRADE: ASSAD’S OUT, BUT THE CRISIS LIVES ON
HTS Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa declared Syria “the biggest producer of Captagon on earth” and vowed to clean house.
Captagon, aka “poor man’s cocaine,” made $5.6 billion a year while turning the Middle East into its personal rehab waiting room.
Videos show Assad’s military bases packed with pills like a Breaking Bad spinoff no one asked for.
The trade devastated countries like Saudi Arabia and Jordan, where addiction ran rampant.
Experts aren’t optimistic.
Cracking down on supply might push users to crystal meth, which is basically Captagon’s angrier cousin.
Syria’s economy thrived on this dirty cash for years.
Rebels promise change, but will they stop new kingpins from stepping into Assad’s shoes?
Or is the sequel already in production?
Source: BBC
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🚨🇸🇾 SYRIA’S DRUG TRADE: ASSAD’S OUT, BUT THE CRISIS LIVES ON
HTS Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa declared Syria “the biggest producer of Captagon on earth” and vowed to clean house.
Captagon, aka “poor man’s cocaine,” made $5.6 billion a year while turning the Middle East into its personal rehab waiting room.
Videos show Assad’s military bases packed with pills like a Breaking Bad spinoff no one asked for.
The trade devastated countries like Saudi Arabia and Jordan, where addiction ran rampant.
Experts aren’t optimistic.
Cracking down on supply might push users to crystal meth, which is basically Captagon’s angrier cousin.
Syria’s economy thrived on this dirty cash for years.
Rebels promise change, but will they stop new kingpins from stepping into Assad’s shoes?
Or is the sequel already in production?
Source: BBC
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