Syrian authorities burn one million captagon pills

DAMASCUS: A man throws a bag onto a pile of burning illicit drugs, as Syria’s new authorities burn drugs reportedly seized from a security branch, on Wednesday.—AFP

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials said, including one million pills of captagon, whose industrial-scale production flourished under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

Captagon is a banned amphetamine-like stimulant that became Syria’s largest export during the country’s more than 13-year civil war...