Syria announces seizure of 12 million captagon pills in raid near Damascus
- Posted on October 20, 2025
- By Le Monde
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Syria announces seizure of 12 million captagon pills in raid near Damascus
The seizure marks one of the largest drug busts since the transitional authority assumed power in late 2024. Captagon became Syria's largest export during the civil war that erupted in 2011, with its trade serving as a key funding source for the government of ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
