Customs officials at Munich Airport confiscated around 1.2 tons of the chewing drug khat. The goods were packed in a freight shipment on Thursday, registered as “table decorations”, as the main customs office in Munich announced on Tuesday.
“This is the largest amount of khat seized since Munich Airport was founded,” said spokesman Thomas Meister. The broadcast came from Dubai and was destined for the United States. The sender and receiver are now being determined.
Khat is banned in Germany according to the Narcotics Act. The shoots of the shrub, which is mainly grown in Ethiopia and Kenya, are chewed. The drug is said to have a stimulating effect and reduce hunger and tiredness.