Syrian rebels seize vast haul of banned drug captagon, country's largest export
Briefly

The collapse of Assad's regime unveils the extensive captagon drug trade, revealing the hidden connections of military command and its involvement in the narcotics business.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters discovered significant caches of captagon, with drugs hidden cleverly within electrical components, indicating a sophisticated smuggling operation.
The British government sanctioned Syrian politician Amer Khiti for his role in facilitating drug production and trafficking, showing the reach of the Assad regime's corruption.
Captured warehouses are filled with disguised drug shipments, packed within common goods, showcasing the scale and complexity of the Syrian captagon export system.
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