In the aftermath of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in #Syria, victorious Islamist #rebel fighters say they have unearthed evidence of a massive government-led drug-smuggling operation. They say they have seized vast quantities of the banned amphetamine-type stimulant #captagon in searches at warehouses and military bases. The drug has flooded the black market across the Middle East in recent years, with Bashar al-Assad’s brother believed to have been the main power behind the lucrative trade.
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