Twisted ISIS making millions trafficking illegal drug that makes fighters feel ‘fearless’

Captagon has been available since the 1960s and was used to treat attention deficit disorder.

The drug masks feelings of pain, fear and hunger, while keeping fatigue at bay.

The evil Paris attackers were thought to have taken Captagon before savagely killing 130 people in November.

It was put on a list of controlled substances by the World Health Organisation in 1986, but the drug is often used throughout the Middle East.

The UN office on drugs and crime (UNDOC) said former fighters have given evidence to suggest Captagon is used by all sides of the Syrian conflict.

UNDOC officisl Masoof Karimipor said fighters "recount Captagon as making them feel powerful, fearless and invincible”.

He said: "It’s chemical courage.”

Former head of the Revolutionary Council in Manbej Imaduldin Hneithel said drug taking was widespread amongst ISIS fighters.

The barbaric militants take the drug despite the fact it was banned under the savage death cult’s strict rules.

Rebel fighter Ahmed Thalej told the Times a white powder used by Syrian regime forces turned them "into monsters”.

He said: "That helps them fight crazily, attack uncovered against strong positions.

"They don’t even care about their wounded.”

Countries bordering Syria have seized millions of Captagon pills, worth hundreds of millions of pounds, in the past year alone.

The Jordanian border police recovered two million Captagon pills on Sunday, after killing 12 gunmen in a deadly gun battle on the Syrian border.

(dailystar.co.uk)