urgent.. "Captagon" The Syrian retreats in favor "Crystal" Iranian in Iraq
The problem of drug smuggling of all kinds across the Iraqi border is considered one of the most serious challenges facing Iraq and the region in general.
This problem has witnessed a significant escalation in recent years, and is causing great concern among governments and international organizations.
Many factors have helped exacerbate this problem, starting with the unstable security situation, which gave armed factions and some neighboring countries greater scope to smuggle drugs to… Iraq.
In addition, Iraq has long borders that are difficult to control, especially with neighboring countries, which contributes to facilitating smuggling operations.
The major economic crises that Iraqi society is suffering from have caused, In transforming the drug trade into a quick source of income.
The disappearance of “Captagon” After the fall of Assad
The Iraqi National Narcotics Control Authority announced last Tuesday that cases of smuggling of the narcotic Captagon along the Iraqi border with Syria have declined significantly or almost disappeared since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. < /p>
A member of the National Anti-Narcotics Team, Haider Al-Quraishi, said that the fall of the Assad regime led to the drying up of the main route for smuggling Captagon to Iraq.
Arab and Western governments accused Damascus of producing The drug Captagon, as its borders are considered a gateway for drug smuggling to neighboring countries, including Iraq.
The Syrian army officers worked during the Assad era to smuggle “Captagon” To the Arab Gulf countries through multinational networks, where “Captagon” is considered It is one of the addictive drugs that generate huge profits.
"Crystal" Iranian
With the decline in the flow of “Captagon” To Iraqi territory, the flow of the drug “Crystal” increased. Iranian. While the Iraqi National Narcotics Control Authority announced a decrease in the flow of Syrian Captagon, last Sunday, the Iraqi security forces announced the arrest of two female passengers, one an Iraqi and the other a foreigner, on charges of attempting to smuggle more than a kilogram.
Crystal methamphetamine was smuggled. Through the main border crossing between Iraq and Iran, south of Basra.
The smugglers benefit from the trade in illegal drugs, such as methamphetamine, while at the same time By weakening societies in neighboring countries, allowing them to control them.
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