From Reuters:
Greece seizes big drugs haul from Syrian freighter sailing for Libya
Greece has seized drugs worth more than 100 million euros ($113 million) after intercepting a Syrian ship sailing for Libya, the coast guard said on Friday.
Officials found about six tonnes of processed cannabis and 3 million super-strength “Captagon” amphetamine pills hidden aboard the Syrian-flagged “Noka”, it said in a statement.
The freighter, with a crew of 11, was en route from the Syrian port of Latakia to Benghazi when it was intercepted by Greek authorities off the southeastern coast of Crete on Dec. 5.
The Noka was escorted to Heraklion port on the Greek island on Dec. 8, where the authorities unloaded its entire cargo.
The drugs were found under false floors in eight containers, hidden between layers of coffee, spices and wood shavings.
Reading between the lines a little bit, it sounds like the drugs were going to be used by the terrorists themselves and not for sale to raise money. The "processed canabis" could well be hasish from which we get our word Assassin and the Reuters article has this to say about the Captagon:
Captagon was said to be a fund-raising tool and stimulant for militants.
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Scientists say Captagon is a super-boosted amphetamine with unique chemical complexities allowing it to induce potent psychoactive effects far more rapidly than amphetamines alone.
More on Captagon - sounds like nasty stuff and very popular in the Middle East.
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