WASHINGTON, March 29 — The United States yesterday imposed new sanctions against six people, including two cousins of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for their role in the...
WASHINGTON, March 29 — The United States yesterday imposed new sanctions against six people, including two cousins of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for their role in the production or export of captagon, a dangerous amphetamine, a Treasury Department statement said.
“With our allies, we will hold accountable those who support Bashar al-Assad’s regime with illicit drug revenue and other financial means that enable the regime’s continued repression of the Syrian people,” she said. Also sanctioned were Khalid Qaddour, who the Treasury said was a Syrian businessman and close associate of Bashar al-Assad’s brother, the head of the army’s Fourth Division. A former commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army was also sanctioned.
Zaitar put out a written statement saying he was “not surprised” by the sanctions and that he considered them a “badge of honour.” He criticised US authorities for their “lies and defamation” but did not directly deny the allegations.
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