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🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

The party drug sold online with free perks - that's attracting children as young as 10

The article discusses the alarming rise in ketamine use among children as young as 10, highlighting how dealers exploit social media platforms to sell the drug.

Mar 22 • 00:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Sexual predator who raped two women after giving them ketamine jailed for 18 years

Khamal Hussain, a 47-year-old man from South Shields, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping two women after drugging them with ketamine.

Mar 19 • 21:13 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Use of ketamine and cocaine on the rise

There is an observed increase in the consumption of ketamine and cocaine in Iceland.

Mar 19 • 16:21 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

A record hundred kilograms of ketamine found in cosmetics in Prague. Customs officials dismantle a drug syndicate

Czech customs officials have intercepted a significant shipment of ketamine concealed in cosmetics, marking a major drug bust in Prague.

Mar 18 • 15:05 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

Customs seized 115 kilograms of ketamine, the shipment was headed to Canada

Czech customs officials seized a large shipment of ketamine that was destined for Canada.

Mar 18 • 13:52 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
Crime & Justice

Customs Officers Seized 115 Kilograms of Ketamine, Shipment Destined for Canada

Czech customs officials seized 115 kilograms of ketamine that was part of an international drug trafficking operation sending illegal substances to Canada.

Mar 18 • 12:47 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

'Party drug': Civil Police arrest two in operation against illegal sale of ketamine in Santarém

The Civil Police of Santarém arrested two individuals during an operation targeting the illegal sale of ketamine, known colloquially as the 'party drug'.

Mar 13 • 15:28 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

HS: The Use of This Medication as a Drug Is Increasing – An Expert Warns: 'So That It Doesn't Happen Like with Alpha-PVP'

Ketamine is increasingly being used recreationally in Finland, particularly in the Helsinki region, raising concerns from health experts.

Mar 12 • 09:30 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

Ketamine on the Drug List: Jonas (27) Talks About Party Culture

27-year-old Jonas shares his experiences with ketamine use in Oslo's party scene and the challenges of maintaining control over his life amidst the rising popularity of the drug.

Feb 26 • 19:01 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Claimed to be a victim in ketamine case

A man is claiming to be a victim in a significant drug smuggling case involving a large quantity of ketamine and MDMA in Iceland.

Feb 26 • 06:46 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

They Were Sorting the Drugs from the Bag When the Police Attacked

A major drug smuggling case, involving the largest seizure of ketamine in Iceland's history, is under trial in Reykjaness District Court.

Feb 26 • 06:46 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Was supposed to get a little money for historic smuggling

A woman faces severe penalties for smuggling drugs into Iceland as part of a major ketamine and MDMA trafficking case.

Feb 25 • 13:02 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
Crime & Justice

Significant smuggling of ketamine and MDMA has reached the district court

The case of large-scale smuggling of ketamine and MDMA is now in the district court in Iceland.

Feb 25 • 10:29 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Four people are arrested with drugs and illegal medication on Via Dutra, in Barra Mansa

Four individuals were arrested on Via Dutra in Barra Mansa, Brazil, during a police operation targeting drug trafficking, which also led to the seizure of illegal drugs and a veterinary anesthetic.

Feb 24 • 23:17 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

Caught at customs with ten kilograms of ketamine

A Romanian man has been charged with large-scale drug trafficking after being found with ten kilograms of ketamine at Iceland's customs.

Feb 24 • 14:43 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

Treatment-Resistant Depression: How Esketamine Changes the Game?

Esketamine is emerging as a promising treatment for severe, treatment-resistant depression, especially in patients who have not responded to traditional antidepressants.

Feb 14 • 04:20 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Ketamine, fentanyl, and midazolam: see the risks of anesthetics sold as recreational drugs in Amapá

A nursing technician in Brazil was arrested for suspected trafficking of controlled hospital medications including ketamine, fentanyl, and midazolam.

Feb 10 • 16:03 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Woman jailed in Japan for five months after drugs sent in birthday card

A UK woman, Izabel Rose, was sentenced to five months in a Japanese prison after attempting to have ketamine sent to her concealed in a birthday card during a work trip.

Feb 10 • 10:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Prison officer jailed after shock discovery of huge stash she hid in dishwasher

Julia Watson, a 61-year-old prison officer, was sentenced to prison for smuggling over £100,000 worth of drugs, including cannabis and ketamine, into HMP Garth in Lancashire, hidden inside food tins within a dishwasher.

Feb 6 • 01:50 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Life & Tech

How magnetic fields, psychedelics and ketamine are helping treat the brain

A Sunshine Coast not-for-profit clinic is at the forefront of trialing innovative psychiatric treatments, including a global trial of psilocybin for depression, and is planning to construct a new mental health hospital.

Feb 5 • 22:06 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Hospitals in the UK are full of addiction to ketamine: "Most are teenagers or in their early 20s"

Hospitals across the UK are overwhelmed by a significant rise in ketamine addiction, predominantly among teenagers and young adults, with a staggering 251.85% increase in reported use since 2015.

Dec 31 • 08:18 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

‘Absolutely frightening’: surge in ketamine cases hits UK urology wards

Experts warn that urology departments in the UK are nearing breaking point due to a dramatic increase in ketamine-related hospital admissions.

Dec 30 • 18:00 UTC

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