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Virginia Trial of ‘Assad’s Cousin’ Links Regime to Narco-Terrorism
A federal court case in the Eastern District of Virginia potentially establishes one of the clearest judicial links between figures tied to…
Thirteen Years That Changed the World
As we commemorate this anniversary, Levant 24 reflects on some of the most pivotal moments that have defined the Syrian Revolution and its…
Jordan’s Fight Against Assad’s Narco-State
The Syrian regime's Captagon smuggling networks have become a top security concern in the region.
Syria’s Captagon Trade in 2023
Syria's Assad regime is considered the world's largest narco-state, with an estimated annual global captagon export worth 30-57 billion…
Captagon Trafficking and Europe’s Connection: The Assad Regime’s Shadow
In a recent report titled "Captagon Trafficking and the Role of Europe," the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction…
BBC Documentary Exposes Assad Regime Involvement in Captagon Trade
A groundbreaking documentary by the BBC titled; “Syria: Addicted to Captagon” exposes the dark underbelly of the thriving Captagon drug…
Assad’s Officials and Affiliates Running the Captagon Trade
The following individuals have been targeted by recent US sanctions due to their involvement in the production and trafficking of illegal…
SSG arrests and Extradites Drug Lord Bruno Carbone to Italy
Officials in the SSG's Ministry of Interior Affairs told L24 they extradited Bruno Carbone, an Italian national, to Italy through Turkey.
How Assad’s Narco-State is Building its Empire.
OCCRP Investigation finds Assad Family Linked to International Drug Network
An investigation by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed the involvement of members of the Assad family and…
Turkey Seizes Two large Drug Shipments from Syria in Under a Week
Turkey's trade minister, Mehmet Muş, said on Sunday that over a ton of Captagon pills were seized at Iskenderun port in the southern…
Captagon is Turning Syria into a Narco-State
Source: The Guardian The manufacture of Captagon in the regime's heartland has become one of Syria’s only recent business success stories;…