Captagon Crisis: the rise of the Middle East’s troubling drug trade
In a series of articles, 'The National' reveals how the small white amphetamine pills are affecting the region
An image that illustrates this article What is Captagon, the highly addictive drug sweeping the Middle East?Story gallery icon
What is Captagon, the highly addictive drug sweeping the Middle East?

Captagon Crisis
An image that illustrates this article Smugglers' paradise: Captagon production thrives in Lebanon’s lawless Bekaa valleyStory video icon
Smugglers' paradise: Captagon production thrives in Lebanon’s lawless Bekaa valley

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An image that illustrates this article Egypt cracks down on scourge of Captagon and crystal meth
An image that illustrates this article Corrupt politicians and Hezbollah terror cells tied to region’s drug epidemic, says UN
Corrupt politicians and Hezbollah terror cells tied to region’s drug epidemic, says UN

Captagon Crisis
An image that illustrates this article Watch Iraqi special forces raid drug rings ‘more dangerous than terrorism’Story video icon
Watch Iraqi special forces raid drug rings ‘more dangerous than terrorism’

Captagon Crisis