Syria is largest narco-state in world as it earns more from Captagon than from its legal exports

Apr 17, 2023

Captagon is a synthetic stimulant composed of amphetamine and caffeine, and it is an internationally-recognized illegal drug (UNODC, 2021).

3.5 mn Captagon pills seized in major Sharjah Police operation

Jun 15, 2025

In a high-level operation named "Bottom of Darkness," Sharjah Police, in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Police and the Federal Anti-Narcotics Department at the Ministry...

Captagon pills (a.k.a.poor man's cocaine) are flooding oil-rich Arab states

Dec 27, 2021

Nicosia [Cyprus], December 27 : A counterfeit version of Captagon, which is highly addictive, has become the drug of choice among young people in...