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They are called “daughter of thunder,” or bint al-ra’ad Middle Eastern black and white truffles that are found in deserts across the region and thought to be the product of stormy weather and lightning strikes.
Built on the ashes of 10 years of war in Syria, an illegal drug industry run by powerful associates and relatives of President Bashar Assad has grown into a multibillion-dollar operation, eclipsing Syria’s legal exports and turning the country into the world’s newest narcostate.