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As new authorities attempt to dismantle these drug factories and eradicate Captagon from the streets, concerns remain about the entrenched nature of this illicit economy. Expert Caroline, studying the drug trade for years, warns that while major operations may be dismantled, the knowledge to produce drugs has already permeated various levels of society.

With remnants of the security apparatus still in place and desperate individuals likely to seek out new methods of production and smuggling routes, the shadow cast by the drug trade could persist long after the perceived fall of the Assad regime. Captagon fueled not only the regime's power but has now become a pervasive issue that could challenge the future stability of Syria.