UN reports reduced Captagon production, sales in Syria after Assad’s fall

“While the drug market expanded in recent years, it divided the region, but the need for action is now bringing it together,” Bo Mathiasen, UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Director for Operations said, adding that "countries are collaborating, sharing intelligence and running joint operations, leading to record seizures in 2025.” 

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Syria seizes 12 million captagon pills: Ministry

“After precise and continuous follow-up, a successful qualitative operation was carried out that resulted in the seizure of approximately 12 million Captagon pills in the Dumayr area,” head of Syria’s anti-narcotics department Khaled Eid said in a statement.

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Drug trafficking operation from Syria 'thwarted': Iraqi interior ministry

Iraqi border forces intercepted a shipment of 15 kilograms of narcotics that was in transit into the country from the Baghouz area of Syria, with authorities citing the seizure as an example of the "ongoing efforts to protect the Iraqi border and prevent international drug trafficking.”

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Iraq’s Najaf sentences three to life for drug trafficking

The convicts were caught “in possession of 1.329 kilograms of hashish and methylamphetamine, as well as 48 narcotic pills intended for trafficking and sale among users,” read a statement by the court.

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Authorities seize 100,000 captagon pills in Iraq’s Najaf

Iraqi authorities have arrested 14,000 people on drug-related charges in 2024

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Iraq issues death sentences to 13 drug traffickers

The Iraqi General Directorate of Narcotics Control announced that 13 drug traffickers have received death sentences, with 17 others sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Iraqi security forces arrest drug dealers in joint operation

Iraqi authorities arrested two drug dealers in Karbala and Basra, seizing 1.5 kilograms of crystal meth in a joint operation.

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3.5 million Captagon pills seized at Iraqi border

Iraqi customs seized 3.5 million Captagon pills amid ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking.

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Iraq seizes 2.5 Million Captagon pills in multi-province operation

Iraq seizes 2.5 million Captagon pills in a multi-province operation targeting drug trafficking networks, reflecting the country's ongoing struggle with a worsening drug problem.

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