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veggie

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Man faces 6 years for khat [WI]
#5264122 - 02/04/06 08:32 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ethiopian accused of drug trafficking February 4, 2006 - madison.com
An Ethiopian man faces a felony drug charge for importing a stimulant that is commonly used in his own country, but illegal here.
Liban A. Moalin, 37, of Fitchburg, faces up to six years in prison on the drug trafficking charge.
According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday, Moalin knew the drug Khat was illegal in the U.S. He said he was only acting as a middleman for the importation of the drug, for which he received some of it for personal use.
Moalin was arrested on Jan. 25 after federal customs officers alerted Dane County Narcotics to three suspicious cardboard boxes being sent by Federal Express from Europe.
According to the criminal complaint, two of the boxes were mailed to Moalin's Whispering Pines residence in Fitchburg. A third was mailed to a Johnson Street address in Madison.
Before they were mailed, police determined that the boxes contained about 56 pounds of Khat, a plant native to East Africa and southern Arabia. The drug is legal in many countries, where it is chewed to alleviate fatigue and reduce appetite.
The plant, however, contains two chemicals, Cathinone and Cathine, that are controlled substances in the U.S. According to the complaint, overuse of Khat can cause manic behavior, grandiose illusions or paranoia.
Officers with the Dane County task force delivered the boxes to Moalin's home, then raided the residence.
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Re: Man faces 6 years for khat [WI] [Re: veggie]
#5264852 - 02/05/06 12:02 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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That is interesting. First I have heard of arrests being made due to that.
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Re: Man faces 6 years for khat [WI] [Re: eris]
#5265318 - 02/05/06 04:23 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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you have to use it within 48 hrs after it is harvested or it loses the cathinone, the cathine would already be gone after like 12hrs.
must have been on some quick air mail
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Re: Man faces 6 years for khat [WI] [Re: fresh313]
#5265535 - 02/05/06 09:05 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I never really trust mailing anything through the mail, mainly from and to other countries.
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Re: Man faces 6 years for khat [WI] [Re: GNIOM1498]
#5266370 - 02/05/06 01:47 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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first time ive ever heard of this drug, nice post.
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Re: Man faces 6 years for khat [WI] [Re: RemainRandom50]
#5266543 - 02/05/06 02:46 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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it seems to be getting more knowen latley..i wonder if it will make its way to america&canada (or become more popular)
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Re: Man faces 6 years for khat [WI] [Re: soylent_green]
#5266633 - 02/05/06 03:31 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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looks like so far it is receiving negative popularity
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