CBSA: Dissociative Anesthetic

Ketamine Hydrochloride Dept: Ketamine hydrochloride also known as "Special K" is a dissociative anesthetic used in medicine and as a recreational drug, which has also been used to facilitate "date rape.", according to CBC. The CBSA says it has seized over $128 million worth of ketamine at B.C.'s border points over the past six years a dollar value more than double that of ketamine seizures in Ontario and Quebec combined. An X-ray image shows bags of ketamine hidden under coffee mugs imported to Vancouver from Hong Kong in 2011. CBSA B.C. has become the top destination for smuggling ketamine into Canada, much of it coming from Hong Kong and China, according to data obtained by News from the Canada Border Services Agency. INTERACTIVE Drugs seized at Canada's borders from around the world Track $5.5B in drugs seized at border points 2007-2012 in our interactive map The popular party drug, which is increasingly consumed by teens with sometimes tragic results, has been seized in some high-value busts at B.C. entry points in recent years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.