Bangladesh, Aug. 20 -- In a significant development underscoring growing regional collaboration against transnational drug networks, Iraq has revealed that intelligence sharing with Lebanon was instrumental in dismantling one of the Middle Easts largest Captagon production facilities. The announcement, made by Iraqs Interior Ministry on August 18, sheds new light on a July raid by the Lebanese army that uncovered a vast underground operation linked to the lucrative Captagon trade-a narcotics industry valued at billions of dollars and deeply intertwined with regional instability.

In mid-July, Lebanese security forces announced the discovery of a major Captagon factory in the mountainous region of Yammouneh, roughly 25 kilometers from Baal...