Jordan says it has seized a “record” haul of more than 13 million Captagon pills, one of the most commonly used drugs among fighters in neighboring Syria.
The interior ministry says three alleged traffickers, including a foreigner, were arrested in what it called “the most important seizure of drug tablets in the kingdom’s history.”
A ministry statement says the pills were discovered hidden inside tumble dryers in the house of one of those arrested, near Amman.
Rebel fighters fire toward positions of regime forces in Ramussa on the southwestern edges of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on August 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / FADI AL-HALABI)
Captagon is classified by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime as an “amphetamine-type stimulant” and usually blends amphetamines, caffeine and other substances.
There have been numerous reports of Captagon use among groups waging Syria’s war.
Jordan’s interior ministry says the haul of tablets was bound for “another country” without providing details.
— AFP
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