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          Captagon Crisis

          Captagon crisis in the Middle East

          Jordanian soldiers patrol along the eastern Jordan-Syria border, in Al Washash, Mafraq governorate. AP Photo

          Jordanian minister blames neighbours for surging drug trade

          MENAFebruary 21, 2022
          Jordanian soldiers on patrol near the border with Syria. AP

          'Anyone who tries to smuggle drugs into Jordan will die,' says army officer

          JordanFebruary 18, 2022
          Jordan’s King Abdullah II has ordered a crackdown on smuggling Captagon into Jordan from Syrian regime areas. AP

          Smuggling must be dealt with firmly, says Jordan's King Abdullah II

          JordanFebruary 14, 2022
          The Syria-Jordan border, near the Nasib crossing. The National

          Jordan's army says 27 drug smugglers killed on border

          JordanJanuary 27, 2022
          Captagon pills confiscated in Syria. AP

          Jordan army officer killed in shoot-out with drug smugglers on Syria border

          JordanJanuary 16, 2022
          A Saudi customs officer documents a seized shipment of Captagon pills disguised as pomegranates, sent from Lebanon, at the port in Jeddah last year. Photo: AP

          Saudi Arabia seized more than 37 tonnes of illegal drugs in 2021

          Saudi ArabiaJanuary 09, 2022
          In December, Dubai Police seized Captagon pills hidden inside a shipment of lemons. The haul was worth $15.8 million. Photo: Dubai Police

          Public's tip-offs help Dubai Police fight drug dealers

          UAEJanuary 02, 2022
          Fake oranges filled with Captagon pills that were discovered by Lebanese customs officers in a shipment of real fruit at Beirut port. AFP

          Captagon pills hidden in fake oranges seized in Lebanon

          Captagon CrisisDecember 30, 2021
          Captagon is the most in-demand narcotic substance in the Middle East. AFP

          Eleven sentenced in Jordan for running Captagon factories

          MENADecember 20, 2021
          Ayman Safadi, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, during the 17th IISS Manama Dialogue in the Bahraini capital Manama November 20, 2021. AFP

          Minister says Syria unrest fuelling smuggling of drugs into Jordan

          JordanNovember 20, 2021
          Dubai Customs thwarted nearly 400 attempts to smuggle drugs into the city in the first three months of this year. Photo: Dubai Customs

          How Dubai Customs agents foil attempts to smuggle Captagon

          Captagon CrisisOctober 25, 2021
          A Belgian Malinois at work with Saudi Customs officials. Photo: Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

          Meet the K-9 unit on the front lines of Saudi Arabia's war on drug smuggling

          Saudi ArabiaOctober 25, 2021
          Captagon Saudi Arabia

          Riyadh vice: Inside Saudi Arabia's crackdown on Captagon

          Captagon CrisisOctober 25, 2021
          Captagon Iraq

          Watch Iraqi special forces raid drug rings ‘more dangerous than terrorism’

          Captagon CrisisOctober 25, 2021
          Captagon What is it

          What is Captagon, the highly addictive drug sweeping the Middle East?

          Captagon CrisisOctober 25, 2021
          Some 84 million tablets were found hidden inside rolls of paper in Italy. IPA

          Captagon Crisis: the rise of the Middle East’s troubling drug trade

          Captagon CrisisOctober 25, 2021
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