breaking news-first khat arrest

[LobsterUnit]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-28027842

it's getting real.

[SultanOrder]

That's a whole lot of Khat

[GeoSeven]

[LobsterUnit]

That's a whole lot of Khat

until now khat was legal in the uk and illegal in most other Europeans.uk become smuggling hub to transport khat to places like Holland.it's getting real.

[Octavius]

lol serves him right :applause: hopefully it will be a deterrent to others



Because of his stupidity he faces 14 years in prison just because he couldt stay away from qat

[Hodan94]

lol does a criminal record even matter for those Somali guys lmao..they sit at home anyway. it makes no difference

[LobsterUnit]

lol does a criminal record even matter for those Somali guys lmao..they sit at home anyway. it makes no difference

benefits is been tightened and it will only get tougher. That said,this looks like a case of smuggling. Individuals caught smuggling are more likely to go to prison or face hefty fines. Its getting real.

[Hodan94]

lol does a criminal record even matter for those Somali guys lmao..they sit at home anyway. it makes no difference

benefits is been tightened and it will only get tougher. That said,this looks like a case of smuggling. Individuals caught smuggling are more likely to go to prison or face hefty fines. Its getting real.

don't tell me they smuggled it in with a blue plastic bag

[LobsterUnit]

Kent Police said officers found about 500kg (1,102lb) of khat in pillow cases in the boot and back seat of his car.

Possessing khat became illegal in the UK on 24 June when the plant was decreed a class C drug.

Officers have seized the khat, believed to be worth at least £15,000, for analysis

[original dervish]

He was an enterprising young man.
He probably figured that with the ban coming into effect, the price of khaat on the continent would soar.

[Malachite]

Bad news because I'm for the legalisation of all drugs.

Good news because I don't think one drug should be treated any differently to others merely because of the special pleading, with accusations of racism, of a particular group of users.

So, don't know