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A drug empire that thrived under the ousted Syrian regime continues to be uncovered and dismantled after rebels overran buildings used by Bashar al-Assad’s brother. Several videos have come out of Syria, alleging that they were storages where massive amounts of Captagon were being stashed by Maher al-Assad, the dictator’s brother who led the Syrian army's elite 4th Armoured Division, and whose whereabouts remain unclear. News that the mansion belonged to him could not be verified. In one video, rebels are seen entering what looks like a mansion used as a factory to manufacture the drug. In other footage, people are seen destroying thousands of Captagon pills. Other companies that acted as fronts for the illicit trade have also been uncovered, including a car firm called Syria Car. When Syrian opposition factions entered the company owned by Hafez Munther al-Assad - Bashar's cousin's son - bystanders were shocked to find huge amounts of Captagon that had been dumped outside.