A lesser-known but escalating crisis is gripping the Middle East, unfolding along the Syrian-Jordanian border — captagon, an amphetamine that's become a multimillion-dollar industry.

Potent drug 'captagon' fueling conflict, crime, and party scenes across the Middle East: Report

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday (Oct 15) on what it described as a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network that funnels millions of dollars to Hezbollah.

US sanctions Lebanon-based network funding Hezbollah's operations

In Syria, after more than a decade of civil war, the narcotics business had taken place to thrive in the country already struggling. The Captagon drug has turned Syria into the world's latest narco state. Watch this video to know more.

How Captagon is turning Syria into a 'narco-state'?

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Potent drug 'captagon' fueling conflict, crime, and party scenes across the Middle East: Report

US sanctions Lebanon-based network funding Hezbollah's operations

How Captagon is turning Syria into a 'narco-state'?