Australian law enforcement agencies, the Australian Border Force and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) alerted the public to a worrying rise in ketamine imports into the nation. Authorities recently disclosed data showing that 882 kilograms of ketamine were taken into custody in 2023—more than twice as much as 415 kg the year before.
Authorities are concerned about the increase in ketamine imports because they have discovered that transnational crime groups are hiding the substance using more...