Syrian authorities seized a big drug cargo en path to Jordan as we speak.
The load consisted of tons of of kilograms of cannabis — a hashish drug — and tens of 1000’s of captagon tablets. The medicine have been seized within the southern metropolis of Daraa. Some smugglers have been arrested whereas others fled, Syria’s official SANA information outlet reported.
Captagon is an amphetamine that comes within the type of tablets. It’s particularly popular in Syria, in both authorities and rebel-held territory. Insurgent teams have additionally arrested drug dealers and seized medicine. Captagon has additionally been widely used by Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq as a stimulant.
Amphetamines on the whole are used all through the area, together with in Iraq. Cannabis is the predominant type of hashish smoked in Syria and all through a lot of the Center East.
Amphetamine shipments are focused by authorities throughout the Center East. In April, Saudi Arabia banned imports of Lebanese produce after discovering amphetamine tablets hidden in pomegranates.
Hezbollah specifically has lengthy been accused of trafficking drugs, although the Lebanese group has denied producing amphetamines.
