The amphetamine has become the drug of choice for ISIS terrorists in Syria
A MASSIVE shipment of the so-called jihadi drug Captagon has been seized in France for the first time, sparking fears of a new terror cell.
The amphetamine dubbed “chemical courage” has become the drug of choice for ISIS terrorists in Syria thanks to extremists smuggling huge supplies into the war-ravaged country.
A massive shipment of the so-called ‘jihadi drug’ Captagon has been seized at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport
French customers officials seized a total of 135kg of the euphoria-inducing drug – worth £1.4million – between January and February this year at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport.
The discovery has raised fears ISIS could be forming mafia-style organised crime gangs in France.
Details of the customs haul at France’s busiest airport were today made public for the first time.
The discovery has raised fears that ISIS could be forming mafia-style organised crime gangs in France REUTERS 4 The discovery has raised fears ISIS could be forming mafia-style organised crime gangs in France
French customs officials seized a total of 135kg of the drug Some 350,000 tablets of the amphetamine-based Captagon were first found at Charles de Gaulle on January 4.
On February 22, a further 300,000 were found – making a total of 135kgs of Captagon with a street value of £1.4million.
In both cases, the drugs were hidden within industrial steel moldings destined for Saudi Arabia, via the Czech Republic, and Turkey.
The shipment originated in Lebanon, said a customs official, adding: “This is the first time that this drug has been seized in France.”