Captagon: The drug turning Lebanon and Syria into narco-states

It fuelled the Syrian war, and now it's propping up both the Syrian and Lebanese economies. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Captagon, a speed-like amphetamine, was the favourite of fighters on the frontline, and is now turning both countries into narco-states. Channel 4 News has obtained footage of an illegal Captagon factory on the Lebanese-Syrian border. It's one of scores of underground labs churning out millions of pills, creating a crisis of addiction across the Middle East. Filmed and produced by Michael Downey. ----------------------- Follow us on Instagram -   / channel4news