Friday, November 12, 2004

More Global Crime, Now With Ketamine

Ketamine is used as a surgical anaesthetic by vets and pediatric surgeons -- and by drug users. In a hospital, the drug is monitored carefully; steet users just snort it. Erin, who is profiled in my film, suffered a severe, permanent and debilitating brain injury when she used it. Here's an interesting story from Taiwan about Ketamine smuggling:

LARGE HAUL OF KETAMINE HIDDEN IN DVD PLAYERS SEIZED
Taipei, Nov. 11: A man was arrested Thursday on charges ofsmuggling 10 kg of ketamine into Taiwan from Malaysia by concealing the drug in DVD players. The man, identified as Hsieh Chung, was intercepted by law enforcement officers ... after he claimed the drugs from customs authorities at Chiang Kai-shek (CKS) International Airport early inthe morning.

The ketamine, which was wrapped in aluminum foil or carbon paperand then hidden in five "hollowed-out" DVD players.

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