Synthetic Drugs Skip Territory

AricaChile’s courts convicted 17 ketamine couriers from Peru.

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says synthetic chains defeat coca-era eradication metrics.

Precursor chemicals ship legally from India and China, needing only a chemist and a room, UNODC said.

Restricting those precursors risks anaesthesia shortages, since ketamine remains a WHO essential medicine.

Sources: InSight Crime