Is Syria鈥檚 government pushing an addictive party drug?
Dubbed 鈥渢he poor man鈥檚 cocaine鈥�, Captagon is sweeping through the Middle East.
A few days ago police in the United Arab Emirates intercepted a huge haul of illegal Captagon pills worth one billion dollars. It鈥檚 an addictive party drug that鈥檚 sweeping across the Middle East.
A 91热爆 investigation has found that most of the world鈥檚 supply of the drug is coming from Syria - and the trade has links to the highest levels of the Syrian government, something the Assad regime denies. We speak to Emir Nadir, a 91热爆 journalist, who helped expose the scandal around what鈥檚 sometimes called 鈥渢he poor man鈥檚 cocaine鈥�.
Plus, the Women鈥檚 Tennis Association returns to hosting tournaments in China. Has anything changed since it boycotted the country four years ago following the treatment of top player, Peng Shuai?
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
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