Metric ton of ketamine seized in Vancouver

From Canada.

Five men linked to organized crime have been arrested in the largest Canadian bust involving the drug ketamine.
More than 1,000 kilos of ketamine, worth an estimated $15 million, were intercepted last month by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA official Colleen Pinvidic said the white powder was vacuum-sealed in bags and secreted in boxes containing mugs that arrived at the Port of Vancouver in a container from Hong Kong.
"This is the largest seizure ever made in Canada of ketamine," she said.
Suspicious CBSA agents both X-rayed and searched manually until they found the ketamine hidden under the mugs in 84 of the 402 boxes.
"When CBSA officers examined the goods, they noticed discrepancies in the X-ray image and a full examination of the container was conducted," she said.
When the drug was tested, it was positively identified as ketamine, which is a tranquillizer with hallucinogenic properties that can cause amnesia, depression and long-term memory and cognitive problems.
"Sometimes known as Special K, ketamine is a substance that can be mixed with ecstasy or can be used on its own and has been used as a date-rape drug," Pinvidic said.

Click through for pictures of a huge pile of Ketamine. Mmm...

[Thanks Jeff!]

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Posted By jamesk at 2011-01-27 11:26:15 permalink | comments

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spelunKer. : 2011-01-31 18:03:38

ketamine is a dissociative drug which has extremely psychedelic effects... it was developed for human consumption (contrary to popular belief) in the 60s and is still used world wide in hospitals and other medical circumstances as well as in the ridiculous party time antics of people that like to have fun... meooooww :)
it is not necessarily a date rape drug (however it has extremely inebriating effects), it is for psychedelic face melting and teleportation into realms of dream like surreality... just make sure your somewhere comfy where you can sit down, lay or crawl around... rawr :)

guest : 2011-01-28 13:46:18

Wow. Its funny because ketamine is a accepted treatment for mental disorder in the U.S. excluding psychosis and schizo etc.

erik. : 2011-01-27 19:21:40

^
yes.

soma_junkie. : 2011-01-27 17:51:23

I wouldn't think any more than lots of alcohol. I'll have to remember to ask the next date rapist I meet what their go-to drugs are.

luis. : 2011-01-27 17:28:32

i live in vancouver and i saw this on the newspaper, they called special k a date rape drug, is this right ?

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