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Norrrm

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1. President Assad had quite a drug operation going on.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 11:30 AM
Jun 23

News reports indicate that during the Syrian civil war and prior to his removal from power in December 2024, the regime of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was heavily involved in the production and trafficking of Captagon, an illegal amphetamine-type stimulant.

https://www.google.com/search?q=syrian+president+drugs&rlz=1C1AWUC_enUS1014US1023&oq=syrian+president+drugs&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCjIyNzc1ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBbuI8AVEo5cx8QW7iPAFRKOXMQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/11/11/how-syria-became-the-middle-easts-drug-dealer

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