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Jul 4, 2020, 53 tweets

#Syria: drugs were shipped from #Latakia port & came from an #Aleppo factory equipped with large-scale industrial machinery, excluding #ISIS. Expect to see more of this as #Damascus is suffocating economically.

#Syria: another large drug shipment (incl. 4+ million of Captagon pills) was seized in Romania (largest seizure in the country). Ship again departed from #Latakia like for previous giant seizure in Italy. balkaninsight.com/2020/09/02/rom…

Seizures of large quantities of drugs coming from #Syria are multiplying. Captagon & Hashish seized by Egypt (6 + 2.5 tons, shipped from #Latakia port) as well as by Jordan past days.
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#Syria: again a large quantity of drugs coming from Assad-held areas was seized. This time it was captured yesterday by SNA in E. #Aleppo CS. No less than 900,000 pills of captagon were hidden in a truck.

Another large quantity of drugs from #Syria was seized yesterday, this time by #Jordan. Hashish & 214,000 pills of Captagon were seized. jordan-oasis.com/10680/%D9%85%D…

S. #Syria: today 5th Corps clashed with drugs smugglers coming from Suwayda in area of Bosra (E. #Daraa). 3 men were arrested, hashish & captagon pills also seized👇
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S. #Syria: #Jordan seized yesterday another batch of drugs with 100,000 pills of captagon on its border. 2 killed. Drug traffic in S. Syria is controlled by groups affiliated with Hezbollah & 4th Division. More: bit.ly/3sbhfzN

S. #Syria: #Jordan stopped another attempt to smuggle a large shipment of drugs yesterday. A pick-up with 765 kg of Hashish & over 3 million pills of Capatgon was destroyed during the operation. alrai.com/article/105833…

#Syria: #Jordan seized another batch of drugs yesterday (Hashish & 100,000 pills of Captagon), coming from Syria. bit.ly/2Sq9Z6y

"#Syria is a narco-state & the global epicentre of Captagon production, now more industrialised & sophisticated than ever":
- traffic controlled by pro-Assad forces (esp. 4th Div.)
- 173 million Captagon pills exported from Syria seized in 2020
- Report: bit.ly/3uuv91K

#Syria: #Jordan thwarted today biggest attempt to smuggle drugs in recent months from Assad-held areas. Over 1.3 million Captagon pills seized. 3 dead. bit.ly/3ypj3Jt

A massive shipment of drugs coming from S. #Syria was seized yesterday by #Jordan. No less than 1.127 million Captagon pills & 7,000+ Hashish packs were discovered in the vehicle captured from smugglers. More: bit.ly/34svSFe

Another shipment of Captagon was seized by Jordan yesterday. Smugglers coming from S. #Syria left behind 377,000 pills while fleeing after being spotted. bit.ly/3uEWhKJ

S. #Syria: another attempt to smuggle Captagon was thwarted today by #Jordan. 300,000 pills hidden in a vehicle were seized. bit.ly/3cMi5xO

Earlier this month #Lebanon arrested 3 ppl who tried to smuggle ~250,000 Captagon pills to Saudi Arabia. Pills were hidden in electric pumps coming from #Syria. bit.ly/3xzP40p

#Syria: "#Latakia has become a global hub for the Captagon trade".
How an in-depth investigation by Organized Crime Project @OCCRP, based on court docs, reveals a major Captagon seizure in Greece can be traced back to Assad's circles. Full report: bit.ly/2SIkkvg

Giant seizure of Captagon made today by #KSA. No less than 14+ million pills (with well-known design) were hidden in Iron plates coming from #Lebanon. bit.ly/3heIB4u

#Jordan thwarted a new attempt to smuggle Captagon & Hashish from #Syria. 61,000 pills & 497 packs of Hashish & weapons were seized. bit.ly/2TGxaur

Again #Jordan seized yesterday a large shipment of drugs (Captagon & Hashish) from smugglers coming from multiple positions in #Syria. Second capture of that kind in one week. Captagon has the characteristic L shaped logo traced back to #Latakia. bit.ly/3efnLAX

Over 1 million Captagon pills were seized at dawn today after smugglers tried to reach #Jordan from S. #Syria. 210 packs of Hashish also seized. Currently there's an attempt there every week. bit.ly/3xPvsWh

"#Syria has become the world’s prime pusher of Captagon as it finances Bashar Assad's central government. Last year 3.4 billion $ were seized outside the country, as drug has become Syria's main export and source of hard currency". More: bit.ly/3BxnO5o

Yesterday #KSA customs seized 2,144,180 Captagon pills coming from Jordan. Hidden in tomato boxes, origin was unspecified but cartons have markings "made in #Syria" & blurred logo belongs to a #Damascus-based Company "Al-Hasnaa-الحسناء". spa.gov.sa/2263242

#Jordan seized today a large amount of Captagon (362,000 pills) & Hashish (273 packs) coming from S. #Syria. Night vision equipment also seized after clashes with smugglers. bit.ly/37736vf

S. #Syria: on first day of reopening of border crossing (closed due to situation in #Daraa), #Jordan already seized half million Captagon pills hidden in a vehicle. bit.ly/3CgtiBS

3 days after previous seizure, #Jordan foiled this morning a new attempt to smuggle a large quantity of Captagon & Hashish from S. #Syria. One smuggler was killed in clashes. Coffee bags from Kenya used to hide drugs. bit.ly/3jAs0ce

European Intelligence tracked a ship & inspected it yesterday near Spain. No less than 20 tons of Hashish (400 million $) were seized by European authorities. The 11 on bord, all arrested, are Syrian citizens. bit.ly/3Aw5bNO

New week, new seizure of drugs by #Jordan on S. #Syria border. Smugglers attempted to bring into the country a significant quantity of Captagon (100,000s pills) & Hashish this morning. Several were wounded in clashes. bit.ly/3z86n9G

#Syria: unusual seizure in #Afrin (N. #Aleppo). Around 140,000 pills of Captagon coming from Assad-held areas were discovered by #SNA, hidden in olives.

Unbelievable. #KSA stopped no less than 6 ways to smuggle Captagon coming from #Syria after Jordanian controls were evaded (hidden in wheels, batteries, wood pallets etc). 1.1 million Captagon pills seized in total. Use of dogs made the difference. bit.ly/3DqNZf0 (video)

Flow of Captagon coming from #Syria never stops. At dawn today #Jordan seized 100,000s pills after thwarting a new attempt by smugglers. bit.ly/3DrjBB0

Again #Syria|n Captagon was seized this morning by #Jordan, after smugglers tried to cross the border. bit.ly/3k1BDCo

Another big shipment of Captagon coming from #Syria was seized from smugglers today by #Jordan. bit.ly/3z8RWBL

3 days ago Damascus & Amman agreed to fight "drug smuggling". But #Jordan seized a massive shipment of Captagon yesterday in *official* border crossing w/ #Syria. 2 million pills w/ well-known L-shaped logo. Won't stop as a major source of income for Assad bit.ly/3zrUdbi

Now also #Iraq seizing significant amount of Captagon shipped from #Syria. 108,000 pills were seized yesterday from one smuggler who infiltrated the border near Rabiah, but he was detected by thermal cameras. bit.ly/3DqhRau

#Syria: today #SNA seized in Al-Bab (N. #Aleppo) around half million Captagon pills. 3 ppl arrested & drugs subsequently destroyed.

#Jordan thwarted today another attempt to smuggle a quantity of Captagon (with well-known Lexus emblem) from S. #Syria. bit.ly/3lNZ3fz

#Iraq seized yesterday a new shipment of Captagon coming from #Syria. 2 arrested as well as 93,000 pills (with the usual L-shaped logo on packs) seized in Al-Qaim, the border crossing with #AbuKemal. arbne.ws/3vtzMdB

This is a first. Last night #Jordan|ian Army shot down a drone which crossed the border from #Syria. It carried out a quantity of Captagon, seized👇arbne.ws/3AYWdIJ

#KSA seized yesterday a major shipment of Captagon (5,246,000 pills) in Jeddah port. Drugs hidden in boxes with grapes. A Syrian & Jordanian citizens arrested. bit.ly/3bdSLiT

#Jordan seized today 35,000 pills of Captagon hidden in a public transport vehicle at the border crossing with #Syria. bit.ly/3og2kEb

#Syria: #KSA seized today a major Captagon (2,3 million pills) shipment hidden in one truck coming from #Syria via Jordan. Despite attemtps to hide the logo, the well known L-shaped symbol is clearly visible. bit.ly/2YG1Ezb

#KSA thwarted no less than 7 attempts to smuggle Captagon past days. In total 2.1 million pills were seized, hidden in different ways, in trucks coming from #Jordan. 12 arrested. Well-known L-shaped logo. bit.ly/3p6R79j

#Jordan thwarted yesterday an attempt to smuggle 65,000 Captagon pills coming from #Syria via Nasib border crossing. Shipment was hidden in a truck. bit.ly/3xTHgYr

S. #Syria: Captagon seized this morning on border with #Jordan. Looks like the 2022 version is ready : "Lebanese Flower". Expected to massively flow to Gulf countries after exponential increase this year.

Lebanese security forces raided a warehouse near Beirut, seizing no less than 4 million Captagon pills. Pills were hidden inside coffee packs ready to be exported to #KSA. One Lebanese national & one #Syria|n arrested. bit.ly/3lVpvU1

Several attempts to smuggle Captagon from #Syria were thwarted yesterday at dawn by #Jordan. They took advantage of bad weather to try to cross the border. It triggered a firefight with multiple wounded & pills seized. bit.ly/3ehUzsP

#Jordan thwarted new attempts to smuggle Captagon from #Syria. 100s of packs w/ usual L-shaped logo & but also new golden one seized. This week witnessed unprecedented clashes w/ smugglers on the border, lasting hours, w/ killing of a Syrian Border Guard. bit.ly/3ehUzsP

Captagon traffickers are using every method to try to smuggle the drugs. Lebanese authorities announced the seizure of a significant quantity of Captagon pills in port of Beirut, hidden in a shipment of plastic fruits ready to be shipped to a Gulf country. bit.ly/3sFObE2

#Jordan seized today its first shipment of Captagon coming from #Syria of the year. No less than 2.7 million pills were discovered, hidden in secret caches, in 2 trucks carrying iron & fruits at Nassib border crossing. bit.ly/3fi7Zpb

#Jordan seized another Captagon shipment from smugglers coming from #Syria. 200,000 pills confiscated at the border in a truck carrying fruits. bit.ly/3tlGjbn

#KSA seized 2 big shipments of Captagon past days, totalizing 8.3 million pills. Coming via Jordan, drugs were hidden in fake onions & in silicone barrels. 3 arrested (bit.ly/3fmDlv1). Industrial scale👇

For the 1st time Captagon smugglers coming from #Syria killed last night a Jordanian Captain (3 soldiers also wounded) during clashes. Pills seized. Using well established networks in Suwayda prov., those smugglers regularly try to infiltrate the border. bit.ly/322q5si

At dawn #Jordan thwarted a new attempt by Captagon smugglers to cross the border coming from #Syria. One of them slain in clashes. Group apparently the same that tried to smuggle drugs yesterday & killed a Jordanian Captain. 100,000s of pills again seized bit.ly/325Xm5S

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