Despite the Syrian government's occasional crackdowns on Captagon, it appears to have more recently become the chief manufacturer of the drug along its border with Lebanon, reports the research organization.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/saudi-arabia-seizes-127-million-captagon-pills-pomegranate-bust

He is being offered large sums of oil money in exchange for turning off the Captagon tap.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/international/syrias-bashar-al-assad-the-godfather-of-captagon-trade/

In June, the Biden administration released its strategy to “disrupt, degrade, and dismantle the illicit captagon networks linked to the Assad regime” as mandated by the “Captagon Act” passed last year.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/08/17/3-narcotic-pill-sold-in-the-gulf-worries-european-officials/

It seems, there is practically no one to take action against Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad – the godfather of Captagon trade in today’s world.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/international/syrias-bashar-al-assad-the-godfather-of-captagon-trade/