Captagon Industry Thrives in Lebanon as Syrian Crisis Paralyzes Authorities
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Syrians who trade in captagon have moved their businesses to Lebanon as they are using the country as a major transit route to smuggle the narcotic pills mainly to the Gulf, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Friday.
According to the report, the Syrian traders are using chocolate-producing machines to produce narcotic pills, which manufactures around 700 captagon pills per minute.
The report said that the Syrian suspects didn't move their equipment to Lebanon as smuggling into the country chocolate-producing machines doesn't draw attention and is considered legal.
The traders have allegedly used the Bekaa region as their refuge as it is known for its areas that fall out of the state's control and is also reputable for producing hashish.
The Syrian conflict has paralyzed authorities at home and left the nearby border virtually uncontrolled, allowing the captagon business to flourish.
Captagon dealers, according to the report, are exploiting the chaos along the Lebanese-Syrian border, which makes it easier for them to successfully carry out the smuggling operations.
Al-Joumhouria points out that the Middle East region is the number one consumer of captagon, in particular the Gulf and specifically Saudi Arabia.
The daily also lists the main countries that are considered the key smugglers of captagon to the Middle East, which includes, Bulgaria, Turkey, Belgium, Estonia, New Zealand and Syria.
The report continues that traffickers use Lebanon as a main route to smuggle captagon on to neighboring countries.
Despite it's a risky trade, the daily said that the trade is very profitable with a pill selling for $10.
31 January 2014, 08:38
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"The traders have allegedly used the Bekaa region as their refuge as it is known for its areas that fall out of the state's control and is also reputable for producing hashish."
Bekaa? out of state's control??? Jaafar????
31 January 2014, 09:25
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I thought it was by selling knockoff Hizbullah tee shirts… I hear that the_snore is planning on using some of his vast wealth to open Hizbullah tee shirt franchises in Australia and beyond.
31 January 2014, 08:53
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let's see: 700 pills per minute @$10 per pill = $7,000 per minute, or $420,000 per hour, or $10,080,00 per day!
Now, how many rockets would that buy you to liberate Shabaa farms?
31 January 2014, 08:58
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@popeye: you are assuming the machine outputs 24/7.... even the holiest of warriors need a break. Not everybody eats spinach popeye:)))
31 January 2014, 09:31
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Popeye could be right, remember our friend RFT was impress when he took a tour of one of their high tech Captagon facilities… and they have probably been automated since Assad's war has decimated their ranks.
31 January 2014, 09:42
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LOL @general_puppet! I was just thinking about RFT's tour of HA pharmaceutical industries in the Bekaa valley.
31 January 2014, 09:57
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Flamethrower: by posting instructions on how to manufacture Captagon you are directly and indirectly aiding the use of this deadly drug. There are teenagers who might read this and start to manufacture this horrible drug. I urge you to use wisdom and caution when posting links that detail methods and equipment used to manufacture Captagon!!!!
31 January 2014, 10:27
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@Jaafar: Please. stick to the topic which is : "Captagon Industry Thrives In HA Controlled Bekaa Valley". Thankyou!
31 January 2014, 10:34
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Mr Flimflam the rest of the M8 trolls have not reported to work… is today some sort of Iranian holiday?
31 January 2014, 12:20
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Hezb's reputation??? What are you talking about they are world renowned Terrorist & Drug dealers.
31 January 2014, 12:26
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What a bunch of losers above who automatically accuse Shia or HA. It is our of jealousy, hate, and spite. The article does clearly say the biggest consumer is KSA. The culture of oppression and suicide bombing does need a lot of captagon to take the edge off.
31 January 2014, 13:38
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@IranPatriot : when it comes to drugs, there are no borders. Hezbollah can attack sunnis all they want at night and sell them drugs during the day. Nationality and religion are irrelevant ! this is business ! You're stupid to believe otherwise ! Drugs are one of the hidden causes of todays conflict. They fuel the war, they stimulate the trafficking of weapon, they help brainwash the idiots... they bring in shitloads of money.
31 January 2014, 13:51
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IranianPatriot, you ignoring the facts and truth and hiding your head in the ground does not mean it doesn't exist... Have a look at the Hashish Connection... just came out on DVD. You can buy it in Dahyé... shows how all your wars are fought because of drugs. Gives you another perspective of your Divine Hassan Nasrallah and other political parties and what they are really protecting... War is just to divert the sheeps attention...
I don't envy Hezbollah ... i actually admire them for indoctrinating and brainwashing so many sheep such as yourself.
31 January 2014, 13:35
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Thank you Hezbollah for turning Lebanon into the Silicon Valley of drugs attracting "entrepreneurs" from all over. You made it easy for anyone to produce and trade drugs as you have set the groundwork for logistics, transport, corruption and smuggling.
31 January 2014, 13:54
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I love your baseless statement : KSA biggest consumer of drugs ? Where do you get this from ? You seem to be the biggest consumer of drugs :)
In any case, how does that impact your own miserable sheep life here in Lebanon ? This only brings more money in to your God Hassan Nasrallah and his ennemies so that they can fight their wars and make you affraid ... very affraid... so you shut up and let things be.
31 January 2014, 13:59
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Trust me, no one is miserable except for you and your loser friends anove
31 January 2014, 20:57
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lebpatriot8478696874895495005885999.999 is the result of a cheap Iranian gender reassignment operation
31 January 2014, 14:13
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@slash, you seem to be one of those Christians in bed with cannibal terrorists. You can remain in the dark because of your ignorance or you can leave the dark side and join Lebanese who has dignity.
31 January 2014, 14:55
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@Southern: Who do you think will win the Super Bowl this year? Seahawks?
31 January 2014, 17:02
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leb246, how told u I was speaking about u ?
Dont be ashamed of that little surgery u had in Tehran, Khomeyni said transgender are halal...
http://youtu.be/qrqUgHpnl8g
31 January 2014, 19:05
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if i follow ur logic, u speak all day long about zombies and cannibals so u're obsessed with them and need to see a doctor. Hassan, isn't ? Oh u prefer to be called hassna now ? No prob...
31 January 2014, 20:53
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Flamflam & souther Nimrod, Hizbullah is officially labeled a Terrorist organization by many country as you well know but would rather forget :-)
01 February 2014, 01:21
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Veritass, where are you hiding alqaeda terrorist? In New Jersey ghetto somewhere. You are hated all over the world, even in your mother country KSA. I know Dearborn and I enjoy a good Lebanese night there on occasion. The Shia there are loved by their community. They protect American neighbors with neighborhood watch looking for terrorist like you veritass. The moment you step foot there, 1000 Lebanese Shia will hunt you down terrorist.
01 February 2014, 12:43
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"You have been warned"
Haha....a terrorist wants to threaten me in the USA. Ok filthy terrorist come get me. I will be at met life stadium on Sunday with my Virginia farm boys. Let's see what you have caninbal. I know you probably live in a New Jersey ghetto where all the alqaeda terrorists live.
On second thought, you people are not very smart, do just hang there and my friends will smoke you out....
01 February 2014, 12:51
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You can pretend to be anything you want terrorist. At the end of the day you will be smoked out.
