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Fall of Syria’s Assad reveals the Captagon industry that fuelled it (Video)

Firas al-Toot's factory was confiscated by the Assad government in 2018 when Douma fell into government hands after fierce battles. It was then turned into a factory manufacturing the highly addictive Captagon amphetamines. Western governments estimate the illegal trade in the pills generated billions of dollars for the Assad government.

(AP video shot by Malak Harb)

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Fall of Syria's Assad reveals the Captagon industry that fuelled it (Video)
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Firas al-Toot's factory was confiscated by the Assad government in 2018 when Douma fell into government hands after fierce battles. It was then turned into a factory manufacturing the highly addictive Captagon amphetamines. Western governments estimate the illegal trade in the pills generated billions of dollars for the Assad government. (AP video shot by Malak Harb) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

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