TThe fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 not only marked the collapse of one of the most brutal dictatorships in modern history. It also meant the end of the first genuine narco-state in the Middle East. The despot in Damascus had developed the manufacture and traffic of Captagon, a particularly addictive amphetamine, to the point of becoming the main producer of the world.
The billions of dollars in profits generated exceeded by the gross national product of Syria, which allowed the Assad regime to avoid international sanctions and maintain powerful networks. It was 4Th The armored division, directed by the dictator’s own brother, Maher Al-Assad, who was responsible for protecting the Captagon’s laboratories and trafficking convoys, ensuring that they could operate with impunity.
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Ahmad Al-Sharaa, the current interim president of Syria, previously led the strength of the opposition of IDLIB, in the northwest of the country, as the leader of the local branch of Al-Qaeda, which in 2017 became release or simulation (HTS, HTSM. The IDLIB administration established a very active security reproduction of drug drug of the significant boxes of the significant accounts of the 202222 quotes of the 20 accounts of the 20 quotas of the 20 quotes of the 20 quotas of the boxes of 2022. 2024.
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