Syria’s Drug Trade Threatens a New Crisis for the Middle East
The political wars of today risk becoming the lethal narco-wars of tomorrow.
December 28, 2021
The political wars of today risk becoming the lethal narco-wars of tomorrow.
While the Iran-backed terrorist group Hizballah has long been involved in the South American cocaine trade—an important source of its revenue—it has in recent years also been exporting a stimulant called Captagon. Much of its supply is coming from nearby Syria, where the Hizballah-allied regime has turned to drug production to fund its efforts to win the ongoing civil war. Matthew Zweig explains:
The political wars of today risk becoming the lethal narco-wars of tomorrow.
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While the Iran-backed terrorist group Hizballah has long been involved in the South American cocaine trade—an important source of its revenue—it has in recent years also been exporting a stimulant called Captagon. Much of its supply is coming from nearby Syria, where the Hizballah-allied regime has turned to drug production to fund its efforts to win the ongoing civil war. Matthew Zweig explains:
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