May 11, 2021 - 5:28 AM
BEIJING (AP) â China on Tuesday said it will add all synthetic cannabinoids to its list of banned drugs, in what it described as a first in the world, to curb their manufacturing, trafficking and abuse.
It is the second time that Chinese authorities have imposed a class-wide ban on a substance, after all fentanyl-related drugs were controlled in 2019.
Synthetic cannabinoids are human-made chemicals that act on the same brain receptors as the main active ingredient in marijuana. However, they can be toxic and cause âserious side effects that are very different from those of marijuana,â according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
China issues total ban on synthetic cannabinoids
May 11, 2021
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1of8Deng Ming, deputy director of China s National Narcotics Control Commission, attends a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. China on Tuesday said it will add all synthetic cannabinoids to its list of banned drugs, in what it described as a first in the world, to curb their manufacturing, trafficking and abuse.Ng Han Guan/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Deng Ming, deputy director of China s National Narcotics Control Commission, center removes his mask for a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. China on Tuesday said it will add all synthetic cannabinoids to its list of banned drugs, in what it described as a first in the world, to curb their manufacturing, trafficking and abuse.Ng Han Guan/APShow MoreShow Less
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The 17-year-old girl in Perth was charged after Australian Federal Police raided her home uncovering what was supposed to be 22kg of heroin hidden inside her bedroom wardrobe.
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International police investigation thwarts heroin imports destined for NSW and WA
An international police investigation has foiled attempts by an organised crime syndicate to import approximately 74.5 kilograms of heroin from China to New South Wales and Western Australia.
The Australian Federal Police investigation began last month (April 2021) after the National Narcotics Control Commission (NNCC) and the Guangdong Narcotics Control Board (NCB) in China intercepted multiple suspicious consignments destined for Australia.
When they examined the consignments, they allegedly found 254 blocks of ‘half-catti’ Double UOGlobe-branded heroin vacuum sealed in foil bags, and notified the AFP Guangzhou Office.
The illicit drugs were removed and replaced with an inert substance before four consignments were forwarded to their intended destinations – three in Newcastle, NSW, and one to Perth in Western Australia.