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Captagon is a highly addictive drug sweeping the Middle East. The amphetamine has been associated with the war in Syria and it has led to a crackdown by officials in the Gulf

Jordan's army chief of staff Maj Gen Yousef Al Huneiti visits the Third Royal Border Guards battalion, which operates near the border with Saudi Arabia. Photo: Jordan Armed Forces

Jordan determined to stop cross-border smuggling, says general

MENAAugust 30, 2023

Drugs seized on Jordan's border with Syria on Saturday after Amman's troops engaged in a firefight with smugglers.

Drug smugglers wounded by Jordanian military on Syria border

MENAAugust 20, 2023

Alicia Kearns. Photo: DHS

UK needs to refocus on Middle East, says Foreign Affairs Committee chief

UKAugust 19, 2023

Is Captagon heading for the UK and new markets in the West?

WorldAugust 17, 2023

Drugs seized by Jordanian security forces collected for destruction. Photo: General Security Directorate

Gulf crackdown on Captagon raises fears Europe will be next target

MENAAugust 17, 2023

Handcuffed suspects and amphetamine pills seized in Jeddah in April. Saudi Arabia's Interior Minister said drug dealers will not be spared punishment. Saudi Press Agency

Saudi authorities thwart drug smugglers

GulfAugust 16, 2023

Narcotics seized in recent anti-drug operations in Amman and northern governorates. Photo: Jordan Public Security

Jordanian interior minister acknowledges drug problem in kingdom

JordanAugust 16, 2023

Some of the Captagon pills seized in Jeddah port. Photo: Saudi Customs Authority

Saudi authorities intercept Captagon hidden in baklava shipment

MENAAugust 14, 2023

A Syrian soldier stands near the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria. Reuters

Death of journalist in Syria's Deraa puts spotlight on simmering unrest

SyriaAugust 11, 2023

Drugs the Jordanian authorities say were seized in raids against traffickers recently. Photo: Petra.

Drug dealer with international links arrested in Jordan

MENAAugust 02, 2023

Congressman French Hill of Arkansas led the Captagon Act. Getty / AFP

US must play 'bad cop' in battling Syria's Captagon trade

USJuly 17, 2023

Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Morocco have all agreed to participate in the coalition. Photo: Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

US rallies international effort to combat synthetic drug trade

USJuly 06, 2023

Iraqi authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle one million Captagon pills into the country in December last year. Picture: Interior Ministry

250,000 Captagon pills stored in a school seized in drugs bust

IraqJune 28, 2023

The Captagon pills were found in warehouses and were ready to be smuggled. AFP

Oman arrests drug network and seizes six million Captagon pills

OmanJune 22, 2023

Basalt stones and rocks from ancient volcanoes cover the Black Desert plateau, which stretches from Syria to Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Alamy

Did Syria give consent for drug dealer air strike near Jordan?

MENAJune 16, 2023

Dr Sophia Khalique works alongside Rameez Ali, offering help for people addicted to Captagon. The National

Harley Street specialists treating Middle East patients for Captagon addiction

HealthJune 13, 2023

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