Even though khat smuggling continues to grow in the United States, the level is nowhere near that of drugs like marijuana, cocaine, heroine and methamphetamine.

Since then, khat started to become banned in countries across the world. What Is Khat? At the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, chewing Khat predates the use of coffee.

Five men and women convicted of smuggling millions of dollars' worth of the illegal African drug khat into the U.S. all received prison sentences of one year or less Friday, significantly short of ...

In New York, three Somali men were recently convicted of smuggling khat, a leafy plant that produces a high when chewed for long periods. Immigrants in Minneapolis-St. Paul, home to three of the ...

Khat's popularity is growing as more members of the middle and upper classes are chewing the leaf. The natural stimulant is considered to be mildly addictive and the leaf has become the country's ...

Wednesday, DEA agents arrested 14 members of greater Seattle's Somali community, each on two felony counts of conspiracy to import and distribute the drug that is commonly chewed like tobacco in ...

A decade ago, a stimulative drug that sold for just a few pounds, was banned in the UK. Known as khat, it’s a plant that’s chewed, giving similar effects to amphetamine. Ten years on from the ...

Kenyan khat farmers seek gov’t help to boom again after COVID-19 Kenyan farmers say they need aid to keep growing the stimulant prized across East Africa and parts of the Middle East.

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Khat is classified as a cash crop in Kenya, but its detractors say it is a harmful product and some regions have moved to ban it.

Khat falls into the class C drug category but it isn't recorded as a specific drug in seizure data A decade ago, a stimulative drug that sold for just a few pounds, was banned in the UK. Known as ...