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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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