Syrian militants seize 90,000 captagon pills in Tanf: Commander
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian opposition militants, supported by Washington, on Wednesday seized 90,000 captagon pills in a southern town bordering Iraq and Jordan, a commander of the Free Syrian Army said.
Ahmed Chilo, a commander of the US-backed Free Syrian Army, told Rudaw’s Hussein Omar on Thursday that their forces confiscated 90,000 pills of captagon in al-Tanf area, which borders Iraq and Jordan.
“They were planning to smuggle these pills to Jordan and then to Gulf countries. These pills, which are smuggled by the Syrian regime, pose a grave danger to the stability of the area. The Free Syrian Army continues destroying drugs,” he said.
He added that the FSA also carries out patrols in areas bordering Iraq and Jordan to combat smuggling.
In 2015, Rukban camp was established in the area, now housing 10,000 people.
The US established a 55-kilometre de-confliction zone in Tanf in recent years and used the garrison as a launching point for anti-Islamic State operations in the country.
Iraqi authorities in March said they seized three million pills of captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant that has been sweeping the Middle East for years, near the Syrian border.
Ahmed Chilo, a commander of the US-backed Free Syrian Army, told Rudaw’s Hussein Omar on Thursday that their forces confiscated 90,000 pills of captagon in al-Tanf area, which borders Iraq and Jordan.
“They were planning to smuggle these pills to Jordan and then to Gulf countries. These pills, which are smuggled by the Syrian regime, pose a grave danger to the stability of the area. The Free Syrian Army continues destroying drugs,” he said.
He added that the FSA also carries out patrols in areas bordering Iraq and Jordan to combat smuggling.
In 2015, Rukban camp was established in the area, now housing 10,000 people.
The US established a 55-kilometre de-confliction zone in Tanf in recent years and used the garrison as a launching point for anti-Islamic State operations in the country.
Iraqi authorities in March said they seized three million pills of captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant that has been sweeping the Middle East for years, near the Syrian border.