Flora of Somalia
Over 2,000 African migrants on Turkish coast ready to enter Greece (photos)
Most are from Somalia
Over 2,000 African migrants waiting on Turkish coast to enter Greece (photos)
Most are from Somalia
Two suitcases filled with khat drug seized at Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Law enforcement officials seized more than 34 kilograms of khat, a traditional African herbal stimulant, in Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport on Jan. 2.
Bulgaria Customs Seize Ethiopian Qat at Sofia Airport
Deliveries with a total weight of 28 kg containing qat, a psychoactive plant, have been confiscated by Bulgarian customs officers, the customs agency has said.
The entire quantity, worth around BGN 0.9 M (EUR 0.45 M), was confiscated at Sofia airport. Its final destinations were Belgium and the Netherlands.
Bulgarian Customs Seize 6.3 Kg Cocaine, 256 kg Heroin in 2015
Cocaine hidden in bottles of wine, deodorant flasks and mobile phone chargers were discovered during customs checks at Bulgaria's borders last year, Dnevnik daily reported on Tuesday.
Smuggling dried leaves of the khat plant has been registered as a new trend, Dnevnik said citing the National Customs Agency report for 2015.
Retired teacher suspected of posting drugs from Africa to US, via Athens
A 63-year-old retired schoolteacher was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of illegally importing large quantities of the contraband stimulant khat from Africa and selling it in the United States, all via the postal service.