After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, opposition fighters have uncovered evidence of Syria's extensive involvement in illegal drug production. Warehouses in Douma, near Damascus, reveal industrial-scale manufacturing of Captagon, a banned amphetamine. Facilities, such as a former potato chip factory, were repurposed by the regime to produce drugs for export. Captagon became a financial lifeline for Assad's regime, enabling it to bypass sanctions and sustain power. Western officials and sanctions have targeted the trade, which was allegedly orchestrated by individuals close to the Assad family. Despite denials, many argue such operations couldn’t exist without the regime’s consent. Syria’s new rulers now pledge to end the country's role as the Middle East's primary source of Captagon.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Jabal Douma outside Damascus.

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