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| The Grand Turk | |
| Record seizure of Captagon amphetamine tablets in southern Turkey | |
| 2015-11-21 | |
| [Hurriyet] Turkish police seized a huge shipment of amphetamine tablets near the border with Syria on the night of Nov. 19. The operation seized a record amount of 1,800 kilograms
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's southernmost province that borders northwest Syria. The seized shipment of 11 million tablets is thought to have been bound for the Gulf. Captagon is the trademark name for synthetic stimulant fenethylline. It is widely used in the Middle East and is used by many fighters in Syria to stave off fatigue and fear. The drug is also said to be manufactured and sold by the warring sides in Syria to fund the civil war. Prices vary but it has been reportedly sold for as much as $20 in cities such as Dubai. The tablets were found by police in Hatay in two operations. Police first seized more than 7 million tablets produced in Syria, hidden among a shipment of oil filters bound for Gulf states, according to an official speaking to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity. Police later raided a depot in Hatay and discovered 3.6 million packaged tablets. One Syrian and two Turks have been detained on suspicion of drug trafficking. Captagon: The tiny pill fueling Syria’s war and turning fighters into superhuman soldiers | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 That reminds me of a story I read way back when and have wondered ever since if it was true. After the Six Day War and Egyptian and Israeli troops were facing each other across the Suez canal for a few years, Israel very quietly allowed drug smugglers from Lebanon to transit, escorted and without stopping, all the way to Suez where they would sell the goods to the Egyptians across the water. No idea if this was somebody's fantasy or propaganda or what, but all is fair, in war, at least. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2015-11-21 18:50 |
| #5 I wonder what would happen if we arranged to flood the region with unlimited free meth? In small amounts and for short periods of time it can indeed benefit a fighter, but it's addictive, and 'more is better' kicks in fast, and results in extremely erratic and ineffective behavior. And death. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-11-21 14:15 |
| #4 Some are contaminated with poison. Some are contaminated with pig fat. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2015-11-21 12:47 |
| #3 Explains ISIS behavior? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-11-21 04:26 |
| #2 Wouldn't it be a shame if the supply of these little pills were to be contaminated with something lethal. Would that be considered chemical warfare? |
| Posted by: Sgt. D.T. 2015-11-21 01:49 |
| #1 Captagon is the trademark name for synthetic stimulant fenethylline. 5 capsules is a Pentagon.
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| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-11-21 01:32 |