Google Maps Used To Mark Pirate Attacks WebProNews, KY - Find secret airstrips where pirate crews get their daily fix of addictive khat leaf stimulant flown in. View the places where commandos have captured ...

WELT ONLINE Off Africa's coast, pirates 'out of control' USA Today - ... Somali pirates typically are focused on demanding a ransom from the ship's operators and chewing khat , a narcotic leaf that is a stimulant , ... The jolly life of a pirate ring

Lawlessness in Somali behind piracy epidemic Ninemsn, Australia - "They promote the use of drugs chewing the stimulant khat and smoking hashish and alcohol," one local man told the BBC.

Wayne County: Troopers seize $50K worth of Khat in traffic stop WKYC-TV, OH - According to the Highway Patrol Khat is an evergreen shrub native to East Africa. The leaves when chewed act as a stimulant . The Highway Patrol says the ...

Hunger Isnt History MorungExpress, India - One of the biggest cash crops is khat . The poor and hungry chew its mildly addictive leaves as a stimulant and appetite suppressant. ...

Somali insurgents take key northern town African Press Agency, Senegal - ... 340km north of Mogadishu, amid fighting that followed a ban of Khat , a stimulant narcotic leaf, imposed by the Islamic militia. ...

Alaskans agents seize khat bound for Indiana WSBT-TV, IN - Khat is a leafy plant that contains an amphetamine-like stimulant . It is illegal in the United States. However, the US Department of Justice reports it is ...

Federal agents seize 17 pounds of hashish Anchorage Daily News (registration), AK - ... border agents seized 20 packages containing nearly 600 pounds of Khat , a leafy plant that contains an amphetamine-like stimulant , at the same facility. ... Federal agents seize hashish in Anchorage

Los Angeles Times Somalia's pirate problem grows more rampant Los Angeles Times, CA - ... their wallets fat, they are swarmed by prostitutes, gin hawkers and peddlers of khat , a leaf that people chew for its amphetamine-like stimulant . ...

Hallucinogen salvia may be outlawed Amherst Bulletin, MA - The bill was introduced in 2007 and aimed to outlaw salvia, the Malaysian opiate and stimulant kratom, and khat , an African herbal stimulant . ...