War… On Drugs: Captagon pills keep Syria rebels awake, fuel arms trade


Published on Jan 18, 2014 by RT

After nearly three years of bloody conflict, Syria is becoming a centre of drug production. With most economic activity practically non-existent, coupled with the proliferation of armed groups, the business is ripening quickly. An outlawed stimulant known as Captagon is now produced in Syria in huge amounts. RT’s Maria Finoshina reports.

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4 thoughts on “War… On Drugs: Captagon pills keep Syria rebels awake, fuel arms trade

  1. Far from being original, that is what made Hitler’s troops so devastating – their lack of need for sleep, courtesy of the crystal meth invented by his scientists.

      1. Worked out real well – for a while, JR.

        The downside was, after being up for too long, some of them started killing each other in hallucination-induced frenzies.

        Excessive lack of sleep tends to seriously warp one’s perception of reality.

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