Soldiers of Abu Hilalain: An Investigation into Captagon Trafficking by Syrian War Militias and What It Means for U.S. Aug 10, 2015 The report From: George Washington University Will Nichols and Max Kravitz War is expensive and the need toRead more…
Are ISIS fighters fueled by piles of cocaine?, The New York Post
By Victoria Craw, News.com.au January 7, 2015 | 10:46am A laptop, a knife and a bag of cocaine were found in the house of an ISIS leader in Kobane, Syria. Vice News/YouTube The video in Kobani As the Islamic StateRead more…
Syria’s Breaking Bad: Are Amphetamines Funding the War?, Time Magazine
Syria’s Breaking Bad: Are Amphetamines Funding the War? A spike in the trafficking of the illegal drug Captagon, popular in the Middle East, is connected to Syria’s brutal civil war Fifteen days into his job as Lebanon’s top drug-enforcement official,Read more…
Blue, White and White. Israel Becomes Major Hub in the International Cocaine Trade, Abuse Rising
Number of cocaine users in Israel has doubled in recent years and the Israel Police reports that Israeli criminals have joined hands with the cartels. Yaniv Kubovich Oct 19, 2013 12:52 PM On a wall of a Israel Police classifiedRead more…
Amphetamines, Anarchy, and Assad. The global initiative against organized crime
As Syria’s bloody civil war boils on, the nation has become fertile ground for the growth of criminal activity. As we described in the August AOC brief, Syria has become a regional hub for weapons smuggling, the illicit trade inRead more…