Italy seizes 14 tons of Islamic State-made amphetamines from Syria

Italian police said Wednesday they have seized a world record 14-ton haul of amphetamines made by the ISIS group in Syria, like reported by alarabiya.net.

“We know that the Islamic State (ISIS) finances its terrorist activities mainly by trafficking drugs made in Syria which in the past few years has become the world’s largest producer of amphetamines,” the statement added.

The shipment was hidden in three containers found in the port of Salerno, just south of Naples.

Captagon, a brand name, was originally for medical use but illegal versions have been dubbed “the Jihad Drug” – after being widely used by ISIS fighters in combat – the police said.