Damascus says forces set up a roadside ambush that 'led to clashes between the security forces and members of the cell'; drug was key source of income for ousted Assad regime ...

The suspect, believed to be a Kuwaiti citizen, was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Department during a sting operation a few ...

When Bashar Al-Assad ruled Syria, his regime was widely accused of profiting from the production and trafficking of Captagon, ...

Syria seizes 3M captagon pills near Lebanon border after clashes with smugglers. Interior Ministry vows to prevent drug ...

Captagon, an amphetamine-like substance, has emerged as one of the most trafficked drugs in the Middle East, with production ...

Yemeni authorities say the Houthis are playing a major role in regional drug trafficking, turning Yemen into a new hub for the Captagon trade, which the group allegedly uses to finance its military ...

Syria said Friday that authorities had seized some three million pills of the illicit stimulant captagon after clashes with a ...

Syrian internal security forces in the Al Nabk area, in coordination with the anti-narcotics branch in rural Damascus, ...

Syrian authorities have arrested a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, who is under U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in drug trafficking and support to forces loyal to the ousted government.

Global cocaine seizures, too, recorded a high of 2,275 tonnes, marking a 68% rise in the four years to 2023. The number of ...

Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the UN drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug ...

Over 1,800 tonnes of drugs seized as organized crime infiltrates major EU seaports, with Antwerp and Rotterdam at the center ...