Syrian opposition forces have uncovered vast quantities of the narcotic Captagon, in warehouses and even a military airbase.
The Assad regime had repeatedly denied that it backed the trade.
But it was seen as a lifeline for the cash-strapped government, over the course of the civil war.
Al Jazeera’s Ferdia Carr reports
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