Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow had near-immediate global reverberations on migration and drug trafficking.

At least eight European nations suspended processing of asylum applications for Syrian nationals a day after Assad’s ousting. Meanwhile, officials told The National that manufacturing of Captagon, an amphetamine-like narcotic whose production was concentrated in Syria, had all but halted. The drug was a major source of income for the ruling elite in Damascus.

Dec 2024
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