The United States has imposed Sanctions on two cousins of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the trafficking of the stimulant drug captagon. Captagon is a growing export for the state, which is quickly normalizing ties in the region. The sanctions are designed to financial punish those who support Assad's regime with illicit drug revenue.

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