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Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change

·December 22, 2025·1 min read

Captagon, a highly addictive stimulant, has been circulating illegally from the Middle East to Africa and back with 80 per cent of seizures since 2019 indicating Syria as the country of origin, according to the Office. But one year post-regime change in the country, the large-scale manufacturing of the synthetic...

Exponential rise in synthetic drug production and trafficking in the Golden Triangle

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·May 28, 2025·1 min read

According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the production and trafficking of methamphetamine – an illegal synthetic stimulant – have risen sharply since 2021, particularly in Myanmar’s Shan State. UNODC emphasised that both the scale of production and the flow of trafficking in Shan State have “significantly”...

‘Rapid expansion’ of synthetic drugs reshaping illicit markets, UN anti-narcotics body warns

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·March 4, 2025·1 min read

In its 2024 Annual Report, released on Tuesday, the INCB explains that unlike plant-based drugs, these substances can be made anywhere, without the need for large-scale cultivation, making them easier and cheaper for traffickers to produce and distribute. The rise of powerful opioids like fentanyl and nitazenes – potent enough...

Afghanistan: Surge in synthetic drugs could threaten public health

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·November 29, 2024·1 min read

The Mapping of Facilities for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Afghanistan report, conducted in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), is the first comprehensive survey of the country’s treatment capacity. While services are operational in 32 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, systemic barriers – especially for women – severely...

Huge increase in transnational crime and synthetic drugs in SE Asia requires cross-border cooperation

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·June 2, 2023·6 min read

A Thai Navy launch travels at high speed down the muddy brown waters of the Mekong River close to the border town of Chiang Saen in the north of Thailand. To the right is Laos, where huge construction projects funded by foreign investment are rising out of the lush undergrowth...