The Documentary Podcast The Ketamine trail
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Jun 17, 2025 Ketamine, originally an anesthetic, is rapidly gaining popularity as a recreational drug among young people in the UK. The podcast highlights troubling stories of trafficking networks, revealing how organized crime exploits legal loopholes to flood the market. Investigations into police raids illustrate the dark realities of this trade, linked to rising hospitalizations and fatalities. Attention is drawn to the complexities of regulating ketamine, emphasizing the urgent need for cohesive action to address its dual nature as both medicine and controlled substance.
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Shocking Ketamine Abuse Case
- Police found a young boy severely suffering from ketamine abuse with irreversible damage.
- He was so in pain he had to use his own bedroom for toileting, shocking the officers involved.
Record UK Ketamine Seizure
- Police seized over 600kg of ketamine hidden in vans carrying ordinary goods.
- The shipment, one of the UK's largest, was worth £18 million on the street.
Ketamine Hidden in Belgian Airbnb
- Belgian police found a stash of nearly 600kg of ketamine, cocaine, and heroin hidden in an Airbnb.
- The Airbnb was used as a temporary storage by British nationals linked to a trafficking gang.