(May 19, 2011, Reykjavík)--Police in Reykjavík have arrested four men suspected of attempting to send 60 kilos of khat to North America.Vísir reports that it appears the four men did not intend to sell the khat in this country, but rather to send it onwards from mainland Europe to North America.
This is actually the second time police have seized khat, which in Iceland is classified as an addictive substance, during a customs inspection last August. Khat is a plant which grows particularly in Ethiopia and Somalia. It is chewed when fresh, producing a mild stimulant effect. It is, however, banned in the US, Canada, and all European countries except Holland and the UK.
Bjarni Harðarson, former member of parliament and current PR manager for the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, wrote on his blog that "if khat is a drug then it is a double standard of ours to classify it as a drug. Read more from The ReyKjavik Grapenvine »
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