Lebanon Releases ‘Captagon King’ After Seven-Year Sentence

**Executive summary:** Hassan Daqqou, known as the “Captagon King,” was released from a Lebanese prison after serving a reduced seven-year sentence for drug manufacturing and trafficking tied to a massive intercepted shipment; the report details his arrest, interrogation transcripts linking him to the Syrian regime and Hezbollah, international sanctions, and allegations he continued to direct illicit activity from prison.