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          Captagon

          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

          A Royal Jordanian Air Force plane takes off from an air base to strike ISIS in the Syrian city of Raqqa. Reuters

          Jordanian air raids to disrupt drug flows spark feud with Syria

          JordanJanuary 24, 2024
          Drugs and weapons seized last year 4in anti-narcotics operations in Jordan. Photo: General Security Directorate

          Jordan condemns Syria after border shootout tied to drugs

          JordanJanuary 08, 2024
          Jordan has seized weapons and other supplies in its campaign against suspected drug smugglers. Photo: Petra News Agency

          Jordan army kills drug and weapons smugglers from Syria

          JordanJanuary 06, 2024
          Jordanian soldiers patrol near the border with Syria. The military has expanded its campaign against smugglers. AP

          Jordan strikes Iran-linked drug smugglers in Syria

          JordanJanuary 05, 2024
          Lebanese authorities have stepped up efforts to combat drug smuggling. AP

          Lebanese authorities seize 8kg of cocaine at Beirut airport

          LebanonDecember 30, 2023
          Suspected Syrian smugglers who the Jordanian military says it arrested after a border shoot-out on Monday. Petra News Agency

          Escalation of drug war on Jordan-Syria border linked to Hezbollah

          JordanDecember 20, 2023
          Captagon pills are the mainstay of narcotics smuggling from southern Syria to Jordan. AFP

          Jordanian jets target drug smugglers in Syria raids

          JordanDecember 19, 2023
          Drugs seized on Jordan's border with Syria in August 2023

          Jordanian forces kill drug smuggler on Syrian border

          MENADecember 15, 2023
          Jordanian soldiers on patrol near the border with Syria. AP

          Jordanian soldier killed by drug smugglers at border with Syria

          MENADecember 12, 2023
          French Hill speaks at a vigil for Israel on the steps of the US House of Representatives. AP

          US 'not letting up' on Syrian Captagon trade, congressman says

          USNovember 09, 2023
          One of the two drones carrying drugs that was flying into Jordanian territory from neighbouring Syria on Tuesday. Reuters

          Jordan shoots down two drones carrying drugs from Syria

          MENASeptember 27, 2023
          The Azzaz Specialty Psychiatric Hospital is the only such hospital serving a population of 4 million in north-western Syria. Photo: MedGlobal

          Syrian drugs use almost triples since civil war began in 2011

          WorldSeptember 26, 2023
          Drugs and weapons seized in anti-narcotics operations in Jordan. Photo: General Security Directorate

          Bags of illicit pills seized in Jordan's eastern desert

          MENASeptember 19, 2023
          Jordanian soldiers patrol along the border with Syria to prevent drug trafficking. AFP

          Major challenges face Jordan's anti-narcotics border security plans

          MENASeptember 13, 2023
          Drugs and weapons seized in anti-narcotics operations across Jordan since the start of September. Photo: Jordan News Agency

          Jordan faces 'big challenge' to stop drug flow from Syria

          MENASeptember 07, 2023
          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
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