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New US sanctions target Syria’s Captagon trade linked to Assad

Caroline Rose

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There is evidence that these individuals have had sizable roles in directing or supporting production, providing materials to shroud pills with, storing Captagon pills in warehouses, lending transportation equipment to transfer pills, and using their networks within Syria, Lebanon, and further abroad to coordinate Captagon’s safe arrival in destination markets.

Caroline Rose for Al Monitor

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