The raid was carried out
last week but publicised Monday on the Carabinieri’s Twitter account, as one of
the biggest seizures of this dangerous drug.
The Italian Carabinieri
police corps said that more than 31,000 pills of Yaba, known as the `madness
drug,’ have been seized in a large-scale operation.
The pills, sold among the
Bengali community, were seized in Rome following an investigation that started
in the Venice area, Venice Carabinieri officer, Emanuele Spiller told dpa.
Yaba pills are a mixture of
methamphetamine and caffeine, and are popular in south-eastern Asia.
According to UNODC, the UN
drugs agency, “Users get an intense ‘burst’ of energy, followed by increased
activity, decreased appetite and a general sense of well-being.
According to the agency,
the effects wear off, the user crashes and experiences prolonged periods of
sleep and depression.
UNODC also warns that
excessive doses can result in convulsion, seizure and death from respiratory
failure, stroke or heart failure.
The drug can trigger
aggressive and violent behaviour, and psychiatric disorders have also been
associated with its use.
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