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| Factory that makes 'Terror Potion' turning ISIS fighters into drug-fuelled Jihadi junkies |
| 2016-02-03 |
| Seems to me a little Polonium inserted into the supply chain at some point couldn't do much harm. Highly-addictive Captagon pills keep terrorists awake for days and stop them feeling pain A FACTORY making the highly-addictive drug used by terrorists and ISIS fighters has been uncovered by rebels in Syria. Tablets and syringes were found inside hotel rooms used by the 'zombie-like' gang before last November's Paris atrocities. French police believe the evil killers launched their killing spree while high on the lethal 'Terror Potion' which has also fuelled the war in Syria. ISIS chemists are producing millions of the cheap, easy-to-make amphetamine pills that help keep fanatics awake for days, turning them into wide-eyed Jihadi junkies. The small tablets, named Captagon, are produced in Syria and are widely available across the Middle East. It is thought that the trade of the drugs brings in millions in revenue for ISIS, providing funding for weapons and ammunition. Now the al-Nusra Front - a rebel faction fighting the Syrian government - has found a factory making the drug and confiscated thousands of the pills plus chemical equipment near the city of Aleppo. The drug was first produced in the West in the 60s to treat hyperactivity, narcolepsy and depression, but by the 80s was banned in most countries because of its addictive properties and no longer has a legitimate medical use. The "Terror Potion" nickname was gained because of its shockingly powerful effects. It's usually taken in pill form but it can be dissolved into a liquid and injected. Seifeddine Rezgui, the killer who caused carnage in Tunisia in the summer, took a Captagon pill before carrying out his shootings. It has become the drug of choice for ISIS fighters -- who are bizarrely permitted to take it despite being strictly banned from drinking alcohol. The drug's active ingredient, fenethylline, is metabolised by the body into the stimulants amphetamine and theophylline. Lebanese psychiatrist Ramzi Haddad says the drug has the typical effects of a stimulant. He explained: "It gives you a kind of euphoria. You're talkative, you don't sleep, you don't eat, you're energetic. Syrian state media regularly mention Captagon pills, which sell for between as little as ÂŁ2.50 as one of the items government forces seize alongside weapons when they capture ISIS fighters or raid their bases. A drug control officer in the central city of Homs said he had observed the effects of Captagon on protesters and fighters held for questioning. He said: "We would beat them, and they wouldn't feel the pain. Many of them would laugh while we were dealing them heavy blows." And a former fighter in the Syrian civil war spoke of the effects of the drug, revealing: "The brigade leader came and told us this pill gives you energy. Try it. "So we took it the first time, and we felt physically fit, and felt like if there were ten people in front of you, you could catch them and kill them." Photos of the drugs find were yesterday posted online by Terrormonitor.org. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #3 The Wehrmacht in WWII were meth addicts. Didn't work out so good near the end when the troops started crashing. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-03 19:30 |
| #2 And you say the Zombie Apocalypse is just fiction. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-02-03 18:48 |
| #1 Yellow jackets and black beauties anyone? |
| Posted by: Tarzan Peacock3028 2016-02-03 18:25 |