Opinion is divided on whether banning khat in the UK is the right thing The leafy plant khat, which acts as a stimulant when chewed, is about to become a banned class C drug in the UK. But how big a ...
The British government has decided to ban the import and use of khat, after years of turning a blind eye to the herbal stimulant. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...
A Rochester man is facing serious drug charges after police said he was driving while impaired — and in possession of a large ...
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – Five men and women convicted of smuggling millions of dollars' worth of the illegal African drug khat into the U.S. all received prison sentences of one year or less Friday, ...
Khat, or Catha edulis, is a shrub native to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Its leaves are chewed for their stimulant effects, a practice deeply embedded in the social and cultural ...
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NEW YORK -- An international drug ring flooded parts of New York, Massachusetts and Ohio with several tons of a narcotic known as khat that came from Yemen, Kenya and Ethiopia, authorities said Friday ...
The suspect was intercepted during an operation as he prepared to board an international flight.
Moves are underway by the Police Narcotics Bureau to ban the import of khat, a plant with strongly narcotic properties that has already been barred in European countries. Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) ...
The chewing of khat leaves is common in the Horn of Africa, but in eastern Ethiopia it is both big business and a big worry for the authorities. Khat is a major agricultural crop. Yet many some say it ...
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A Rochester man is facing serious drug charges after police said he was driving while impaired — and in possession of a large ...