HaiPhong (VNA) – Some 5.6 tonnes of Khat leaves were burned in MayChai ward, Ngo Quyen district, in the northern port city of Hai Phong onDecember 27.
TheKhat leaves were seized by local customs officers in 2017.
Theamount includes more than 3 tonnes of Khat leaves found in a container on the shipSpirit of Manila en route to the Nam Hai Dinh Vu port on April 2 and 2.6 tonnesin a container on the ship Mia Shulte, heading to Tan Vu port on September 28.
Khatleaves contain Cathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant, which is said to causestrong euphoria.-VNA
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