Seized drugs, including Captagon, on display to the media in the Syrian town of Marea, in the countryside north of Aleppo, on May 24, 2022. (Credit: AFP)
A patrol from the State Security Office in Hermel, part of the Baalbek-Hermel Regional Directorate, seized a large quantity of drugs, Tuesday in the outskirts of Nahle, L'Orient Today's correspondent in the Bekaa reported.
Lebanon's security forces regularly announce arrests and seizures linked to the trafficking of Captagon, an illegal amphetamine produced in Lebanon and Syria. Its producers compete inventively to export it illegally, primarily to the Gulf, where it is prized as a party drug. Customs and security forces have already found pills concealed in foodstuffs, industrial equipment, and trinkets.
Overland export routes through Syria have also been cut off since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Western governments have long accused the former Syrian president’s brother, Maher al-Assad, and his entourage of turning Syria into a hub for illegal drug trade.
A patrol from the State Security Office in Hermel, part of the Baalbek-Hermel Regional Directorate, seized a large quantity of drugs, Tuesday in the outskirts of Nahle, L'Orient Today's correspondent in the Bekaa reported.Lebanon's security forces regularly announce arrests and seizures linked to the trafficking of Captagon, an illegal amphetamine produced in Lebanon and Syria. Its producers compete inventively to export it illegally, primarily to the Gulf, where it is prized as a party drug. Customs and security forces have already found pills concealed in foodstuffs, industrial equipment, and trinkets.Overland export routes through Syria have also been cut off since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Western governments have long accused the former Syrian president’s brother, Maher al-Assad, and his entourage of...
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