Syria Targets Captagon Networks

Syria’s Anti-Narcotics Administration announced that it had carried out 157 security operations in October, dismantled 30 domestic smuggling networks, and seized more than two million Captagon pills in the first half of the month. The measures reflect a shift toward targeting supply networks and their sources rather than merely confiscating shipments. Authorities said they had dismantled 90 international cross-border networks and seized more than 320 million drug pills in the first months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Experts said dismantling the networks could support the economy and regional security, but cautioned that ending smuggling would require transparency, prosecutions, and the pursuit of assets. They warned that continued security and economic fragility could allow the networks to remain active.

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