Syria's new government struggles to fight Captagon, narcotics trafficking
Syrian officials have confiscated millions of Captagon pills and other illicit substances since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.
Kurdish internal security forces stand guard after seizing a quantity of captagon pills in Qamishli, Syria, March 25, 2025.(photo credit: orhan qereman/reuters)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: