Baghdad, March 16, 2025 (AFP) - Iraq says seized one tonne of captagon from Syria via Turkey

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Iraqi security forces have seized more than a tonne of captagon tablets smuggled from Syria via Turkey, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Ministry spokesman General Moqdad Miri said the Narcotics Directorate "seized a truck from Syria, bound for Iraq, via Turkey, transporting 1.1 tonnes" of the powerful synthetic stimulant. The seizure was one of the largest in Iraq in recent years and consisted of seven million pills, a security official tol......

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