Syrian Drug Kingpin Killed in Jordanian Airstrikes.

Captagon, an addictive amphetamine-type stimulant, is mass-produced in Syria and smuggled to the Gulf states, bringing in billions of dollars for President Bashar al-Assad and his associates. Most of the global production of Captagon is now in Syria, with the wealthy Gulf states as the primary destination. Countries like Jordan and Saudi Arabia have ramped up efforts to stem the flow of the drug from Syria, while the UK and US have imposed sanctions on Syrians connected to the trade. Captagon production and trade out of Syria appears to have been a crucial bargaining chip for Damascus in talks on reinstating Syria’s Arab League membership.