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Captagon: investigation into this drug, scourge of the Middle East
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The ten people, including the Saudi prince, had attempted to smuggle nearly two tons of captagon pills out on a private plane bound for Riyadh.
(Illustrative image) © JOSEPH EID/AFP
By: Eric Battalion
Tens of millions of captagon pills have been seized in recent years in the Gulf States, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
Who uses this substance?
What are its effects ?
Who manufactures captagon and who benefits from its illicit trade?
What geopolitical tensions does this drug reveal?
Nicolas Falez will come and talk to us about this exclusive investigation which will be the subject of a series of 4 Major Reports from June 20 to 23, 2022 on the RFI antenna.
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