Was al-Assad’s Syria a narco-state?
Captagon—a lethal, addictive amphetamine—has turned Syria into the guts of a $2 billion drug empire few learn about, with the Assad regime on the heart of all of it. From secret labs to smuggling routes, we uncover how this shadowy community operates and its devastating affect throughout the Center East.
With the regime’s fall, what occurs to this illicit empire?
On this episode:
-Caroline Rose, director at New Strains Institute
-Dania Albaba, skilled in dependancy psychiatry
Episode credit:
This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen.
Government Producers: Ney Alvarez and Sandra Ferrari.
Manufacturing Managers: Archan Mohile and Bronte Baskin
Senior Producer: Marthe van der Wolf.
Submit-Manufacturing Supervisor: Andrés Rivera
Assistant Producers: Leo Danczak, Sophie McNulty, and Catherine Nouhan.
Truth-checking by Ruby Zaman.
Audio enhancing by Alan Leer.
Music composition by Tom Biddle.
Lead of Engagement: Aya Elmileik.
Engagement Producers: Adam Abou-Gad, Munera AlDosari, and Vienna Maglio.
Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio: Ney Alvarez.
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