Overview

• Airstrikes in southern Syria killed a well-known drug dealer and his family.
• The strikes come after Arab governments reinstated Syria to the Arab League.
• Syria's illicit drug industry, particularly captagon, has generated billions of dollars in revenue for President Bashar Assad and his allies.
• Jordan is believed to be behind the airstrike, targeting the captagon producer who facilitated drug smuggling across the border.
• Both Syria and Lebanon have become gateways for the drug to the Middle East, particularly to the Gulf.