Syria has become the biggest narco-state in the world

Syria has become the biggest narco-state in the world

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Category : International Published on: April 20 2023

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  • Syria, a Western Asian Country has been announced as the biggest narco-state in the world. 
  • The nation is reported to manufacture and even deal in an illegal drug called Captagon. 
  • Many countries have banned these hazardous pills owing to global smuggling.
  • This Captagon substance is a hard and addicting drug used as a replacement for amphetamine which is a synthetic illegal stimulant.
  • Moreover, this drug is typically notorious for its fillers and elements that it consists of. It is also known as “poor man’s coke”.
  • A German pharmaceutical company first launched Captagon drug in 1961.
  • During that phase, it was only created for the treatment of various health conditions such as depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy.
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