The Jerusalem Post described the primary effects of the drug include “arousing feelings of euphoria, reducing the need for sleep, suppressing appetite, and providing sustained energy.”
Nir Dvori of Channel 12 reported that the synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant has been produced in southern Europe and trafficked through Turkey to the Arabian Peninsula.
The drug was recovered from the pockets of dead terrorists who were found inside of Israel.
This stimulant, also called "cocaine for the poor," also kept the terrorists highly alert for extended periods of time.
In 2015, it was discovered that ISIS fighters were using Captagon to suppress fear before carrying out acts of terrorism.
As ISIS grew weaker, Syria and Lebanon began producing and distributing the drug and it became popular in Gaza. At up to $20 a pill, sales of the drug were a $3.5 billion revenue source for ISIS and now help fund Syria which supports the terrorist group Hezbollah.
According to The Post, Captagon is an amphetamine that was originally developed to address attention disorders, narcolepsy, and depression. It is very addictive and can induce psychotic reactions.
The drug has become popular with terrorists because they can fight for extended periods of time with little sleep and without fatigue or a significant decrease in performance.
Axios reported that instructions for chemical bombs were also found on some of the bodies of the dead Hamas terrorists.
Israeli officials told the outlet that the instructions were for cyanide-based chemical bombs and were found on USB devices found on the bodies of terrorists who invaded Kibbutz Be’eri in Southern Israel.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog told Sky News on Sunday that the plans dated back to 2003 and were "...Al Qaeda material. We are dealing with ISIS, Al Qaeda and Hamas. This is how shocking the situation is where we’re looking at the instructions that are given on how to operate and how to create a kind of non-professional chemical weapon with cyanide."
