Rome, Italy: Italian police have seized 50 million euros worth of tablets of a synthetic opiate destined to be sold by the ISIS terror group in Libya to raise funds for attacks, a court said Friday. Financial police discovered over 24 million Tramadol tablets, en route from India to Libya, at the port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy.
The painkiller has been described as the "fighter drug" as it is known to be popular among terrorists for its ability to dull pain and suppress fatigue.
The haul is estimated to be worth 50 million euros ($58 million), and was found following a police crackdown sparked by the discovery of a similar shipment in Genoa in May.
"According to the information shared with foreign investigative sources, the traffic of Tramadol is directly handled by IS to finance terrorist activities planned and carried out across the world," the court of Reggio Calabria said.
The court said the catch had been possible thanks in part to the DEA, the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
The painkiller has been described as the "fighter drug" as it is known to be popular among terrorists for its ability to dull pain and suppress fatigue.
The haul is estimated to be worth 50 million euros ($58 million), and was found following a police crackdown sparked by the discovery of a similar shipment in Genoa in May.
"According to the information shared with foreign investigative sources, the traffic of Tramadol is directly handled by IS to finance terrorist activities planned and carried out across the world," the court of Reggio Calabria said.
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The court said the catch had been possible thanks in part to the DEA, the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
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