drug trade

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Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria arrests Assad cousin involved in drugs in border ambush

Wassim al-Assad is reportedly among the most involved Assad affiliates in Syria's drug trade, and was also involved in a number of regime crimes.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2025
drugs
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq's drug epidemic spreads from schools to government offices

Dana Taib Menmy
19 February, 2025
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco reveals official logo for local cannabis exports

Basma El Atti
11 April, 2024
Ecuador
World
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Ecuador declares 'internal conflict' after attack on live TV

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 January, 2024
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon hands over to Italy alleged drug dealer

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 August, 2023
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq seizes 250,000 captagon pills at school building site

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 June, 2023
Illustration - Analysis - Captagon
Syria
Analysis
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Can the US disrupt Syria's lucrative Captagon drug empire?

Paul Iddon
08 June, 2023
Syria
MENA
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Who was Marei Al-Ramthan, Syria's 'Pablo Escobar'?

The New Arab Staff
09 May, 2023
Daraa
MENA
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Syrian regime 'preparing new military operation in Daraa'

The New Arab Staff
30 April, 2023
Italy
MENA
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Italy arrests drug trafficker captured in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 November, 2022
White Captagon pills on the floor
Captagon
World
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US House of Representatives passes Syria Captagon Act

The New Arab Staff
21 September, 2022
Iraq
MENA
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Anti-drugs general shot dead in south Iraq: police

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 September, 2022
Captagon
In-depth
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Inside Lebanon's thriving underground Captagon scene

Niko Vorobyov
12 August, 2022
Syria
MENA
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US Congress asks State Dept if Syria is a 'Narco State'

William Christou
20 July, 2022
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon to legalise hemp to prevent 'scourge' of marijuana

William Christou
03 May, 2022
Royal Navy
drug
MENA
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UK Navy seizes drugs worth almost £15m in Gulf of Oman

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2022
Afghan poppies afp
Iraq
Analysis
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Iran's international drug dealing risks destabilising Iraq

14 May, 2018