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Lebanon economic crisis

Explained: The illegal trafficking of Captagon pills in the Middle East

Mohamed Hashem
, Mohamad Elaasar
Published date: 18 February 2022 12:54 GMT | Last update: 2 years 9 months ago
In December, the Lebanese government seized nine million Captagon pills heading to an unnamed Gulf country. MEE looks at how the amphetamine became a billion-dollar business in the region
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