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Greece Confiscates Nearly 100,000 Pills of Captagon, the “Jihadist’s Drug”

Authorities in Greece confiscated nearly 100,000 pills of the drug Captagon, which has been linked to ISIS fighters in Syria, on the island of Rhodes on Monday. Port authority officers found 44 plastic bags filled to the brim with the...

Over 33 Million "Jihadist Pills" Confiscated at Piraeus Port

The Greek authorities announced on Thursday they had concluded the counting at Piraeus port of the largest global haul of Captagon - the so-called "jihadis' pill" - hidden inside fiberboards stacked in three containers: over five tons. The shipment's seizure...

Captagon Seized in Attica was Destined for Middle East and Linked to ISIS, Greek Authorities Say

The drugs seized during a raid on an illegal Captagon lab in Attica last week were destined to be sent to countries in the Middle East, including Syria, based on information regarding the case presented at the SDOE financial...

Four Arrested in Greece, €10 Million Worth of Captagon Seized in Major Drug Bust

Four men were arrested as members of a ring believed to be manufacturing and trafficking large quantities of an illegal drug called Captagon, during an operation near Elefsina and Megara on Friday by Greece’s Financial Crimes Unit (SDOE), in...