khat

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Abdirisak Mohamud, 42, was arrested Thursday while carrying 13 pounds of khat -- worth between $12,000 and $24,000 on the street -- in boxes from a UPS store, police said.

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  1. noun An evergreen shrub (Catha edulis) native to tropical East Africa, having dark green opposite leaves that are chewed fresh for their stimulating effects.
  2. noun A tealike beverage prepared from the leaves of this plant.

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  • A crackdown has been launched in the Ethiopian capital on unlicensed parlours where boys and young men chew khat, a narcotic green leaf. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • Although khat is not banned, officials say boys skip school and steal to fund their pleasures in the parlours. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • During the clampdown in Addis Ababa, where the cheap narcotic has recently become popular with the young jobless, the BBC's Elizabeth Blunt saw shisha pipes being smashed, while playing cards and khat were burned. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • Addis Ababa city council's head of justice and legal affairs Tsegaye HaileMariam made it fairly clear to our correspondent that he wished khat was a banned substance in Ethiopia. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • Somali pirates are investing heavily in trafficking the narcotic khat, along with other businesses, as they seek to spend big profits from ransom payments after months of attacks. —  TheZoo
 

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