Syria’s Suwayda: A new hub for the multibillion-dollar Captagon trade?
Summary
Jordanian fighter jets attacked drug production facilities in southern Syria’s Suwayda province, targeting Captagon manufacturing sites linked to a local militia. The strikes were done with coordination from Syria’s new government, aiming to stop the growing drug trade that is threatening security in both countries.Key Facts
- Jordan carried out air strikes on what it called Captagon drug factories in Suwayda, southern Syria.
- Captagon is a highly addictive amphetamine that has become a multi-billion-dollar illegal industry.
- Suwayda province, mainly populated by the Druze minority, has become a new center for Captagon production.
- The local militia, called the National Guard and led by Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, controls much of Suwayda and opposes Syria’s new president.
- The area had been outside government control since President Bashar al-Assad’s fall in 2024.
- Jordan views the Captagon trade as a national security threat because drugs have been increasingly circulating in the kingdom.
- Jordan’s air strikes were coordinated with the new Syrian government led by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.
- Both countries see stopping the drug trade as essential to their national security and stability.
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