In 2021, #Assad's regime produced & exported ~$30 billion worth of #Captagon -- roughly 35x #Syria's legal exports.
That *enormous* operation cemented #Syria's status as a narco state of international significance.
My latest, for @MiddleEastInst:
mei.edu/publications/w…
That *enormous* operation cemented #Syria's status as a narco state of international significance.
My latest, for @MiddleEastInst:
mei.edu/publications/w…
@MiddleEastInst The regime's integral role in #Syria's #Captagon industry is well known -- and Maher al-#Assad is *the* central figure.
Drugs are literally the lifeblood of #Assad's regime & it's destabilizing the #MiddleEast. Dozens have died in #Jordan in recent months in border clashes.
Drugs are literally the lifeblood of #Assad's regime & it's destabilizing the #MiddleEast. Dozens have died in #Jordan in recent months in border clashes.
@MiddleEastInst Despite how much is known & although #Assad's regime remains the most infamous perpetrator of war crimes in the C21st, the world is clearly ignoring the #Captagon threat.
In #Jordan, where it's turned deadly, authorities continue to engage with the very regime behind the threat.
In #Jordan, where it's turned deadly, authorities continue to engage with the very regime behind the threat.
@MiddleEastInst In the U.S., the #Biden admin quashed Congress efforts to include a #Captagon strategy requirement in the NDAA -- and almost entirely ignored the drugs trade's worth in the recent "report" on #Assad's wealth.
This requires MUCH more attention:
mei.edu/publications/w…
This requires MUCH more attention:
mei.edu/publications/w…
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