Bloodthirsty Hamas terrorists were high on a powerful stimulant called “poor man’s cocaine” when they launched their surprise attack on Israel, according to a report.
Pills of the drug Captagon, a synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant, were found in the pockets of dead or captured terrorists after they invaded the Jewish state on October 7, Israel’s Channel 12 reported.
The drug, also known as “the drug of jihad” or “poor man’s cocaine,” allowed jihadists to commit atrocities with a calm demeanor while keeping them alert and suppressing their appetite, the outlet reported.
Captagon was first produced in Germany in the 1960s to help treat attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy, and depression.
The addictive stimulant gained notoriety in 2015 when ISIS terrorists used it to suppress fear before carrying out their attacks, the Jerusalem Post reported.
It has since been produced in Lebanon and Syria, countries that distributed it widely.
The Hamas terrorists were reported to have been high on a powerful stimulant called “poor man’s cocaine” when they launched their attack on Israel and took hostages, including the elderly woman seen above.
“The Syrian regime’s trafficking of billions of dollars in Captagon has helped spread violence across the region. The reported use of the drug by Hamas terrorists only adds to the carnage,” David Adesnik, senior researcher and research director at the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told the Telegraph.
In recent years, Captagon has gained popularity in Gaza, Channel 12 said.
The pills, which can be purchased for one or two dollars each in poor countries, induce feelings of euphoria, reduce the need for sleep, suppress appetite and provide sustained energy.
The medication is reportedly a mixture of fenetylline, caffeine and other fillers.
One witness described the terrorists as having “a crazy joy in their eyes, like they were high on something” as they carried out their assault on Kibbutz Be’eri and took hostages, according to The New Yorker magazine.
In 2020, Captagon exports from Syria reached a minimum of $3.5 billion, a figure five times greater than the combined value of the country’s legal export industries, estimated at just over $700 million, the Jerusalem Post reported. .
In December 2021, Kuwaiti authorities seized 9 million pills hidden in a shipment of oranges, according to the outlet. A few days earlier, Dubai officials intercepted 1.5 tons of Captagon pills, valued at about $380 million, hidden inside a shipment of lemons, the newspaper added.
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