captagon

[kap-tuh-gon]

noun

1. a former brand name for fenethylline.

Word History and Origins

Origin of captagon¹

First recorded in 1960–65; originally a German trademark

Example Sentences

Jordan’s former foreign minister Marwan Muasher noted the practical mood: “Maybe Syria can become a trade route again. Maybe some refugees will go back. Maybe the Captagon trade will be diminished. Most of the Arab world sees no alternative. We need to work with him.”

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Captagon was part of a drug empire that bankrolled Assad’s inner circle, with a major role for Assad’s brother, Maher al-Assad, who headed Syria’s fourth army division, which was heavily implicated in the drug’s production and distribution.

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“Yes, we are seeing evidence that Captagon is very much being disrupted in Syria,” said Caroline Rose, a political analyst at New Lines Institute who has done extensive research on the Captagon trade.

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The Foreign Office said sanctions on members of the former Assad regime and those involved in the illicit trade in the drug Captagon would remain.

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In the fallout of this discovery, large quantities of Captagon have been destroyed, which many are concerned could push users to other stimulants and relocate industrial manufacturing to other countries like Iraq.

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