Syria in the drug war: New rulers burn a million capagon pills!

In Syria there is a dramatic upheaval: the new rulers recently burned large quantities of drugs in the capital Damascus, including about a million capagon pills. This amphetamine-like drug, which became the main thing of Syrian drug trade under the former regime of Bashar al-Assad, is accused of transforming the country into the center of the international drug market. Several reports, as from Today. destroy.

In addition to the captagon pills, cannabis and the painkillers tramadol were set on flames in the large-scale destruction. The drugs were discovered in the courtyard of a building of the former Syrian security apparatus. A representative of the new rulers explained that the drugs were destroyed to protect Syrian society and to prevent the business activities of the Assad clan. Drug trade was an important source of income for the Assad regime; In 2021 alone, an estimated $ 5.7 billion was generated by the sale of Captagon, as Tageschau.de

a drug -plagued society

Captagon is known as the "cocaine of the little man" and has established itself as a party drug, especially in the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia it is widespread under the elite; But workers also use them to finish with a high level of pace. The drug, originally developed for the treatment of narcolepsy and ADHD in the 1960s, is now considered to be dangerous and very dependent.

The latest developments, such as the destruction of drug supplies, are the first step of the new governments to drive away the shadows of drug crime and to stabilize the country. Ahmed al Sharaa, the new leader in Damascus, has announced a rigorous campaign against drug trafficking to regain control of the illegal activities of the Assad Dynasty.