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Syria's Narco State, Jihadi Supersoldiers and Hezbollah Traffickers: The Story of Captagon

2021/8/10

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Danny Gold：本期节目深入探讨了卡普他贡在叙利亚内战中的作用，以及其与真主党和阿萨德政权之间的联系。节目中分析了卡普他贡的起源、流行原因、成分构成以及其对社会的影响。Danny Gold还分享了他自己在叙利亚内战期间的亲身经历，以及他对相关新闻报道中夸大和偏见的看法。他认为，虽然一些关于卡普他贡赋予士兵超能力的说法可能被夸大，但其在战争中被士兵使用的现象并非罕见。此外，他还指出，沙特阿拉伯是卡普他贡的主要市场，其流行的原因可能是酒精禁令、缺乏娱乐活动以及其具有药用外衣。节目中还提到了卡普他贡的生产规模、利润率以及其对叙利亚经济的影响。最后，Danny Gold总结了卡普他贡的走私路线，以及其对叙利亚和周边地区社会的影响。 Sean Williams：Sean Williams在本期节目中主要对卡普他贡及其在叙利亚战争中的作用表达了好奇，并对相关新闻报道中的一些说法提出了质疑。他认为，关于卡普他贡的某些说法可能被夸大，但其在战争中被士兵使用的现象并非罕见。他与Danny Gold讨论了卡普他贡的成分构成、药效以及其对使用者产生的影响。他还对沙特阿拉伯政府鼓励举报的政策表示了兴趣。

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Captagon, a drug flooding the Middle East, is discussed in various headlines linking it to the Syrian Civil War and ISIS fighters. The podcast explores what Captagon is, its rapid popularity, and the billion-dollar trade surrounding it.

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Multiple billion dollar shipments of the drug known as Captagon have been seized in the last few years as the cheap amphetamine floods the Middle East. Alleged to have helped fund the Syrian Civil war, the tiny pills have been showing up in numerous massive shipments confiscated in Mediterranean port cities, often sent by shadowy, high level networks. The pills are all almost exclusively made in Syria, and they're very likely the Assad regime's most valuable export. But what, exactly, is Captagon, who is doing it, and where did it come from?

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