Germany becomes key European hub for ketamine trade, UN says

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2026-06-26

Vienna (dpa) - Germany has become one of Europe's main transit hubs for illegal ketamine, second only to the Netherlands, according to a United Nations report that highlighted rising use of the drug across the region. The World Drug Report, published on Friday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was based on data from 2020 to 2024. Ketamine is legally used as an anaesthetic and painkiller but is also widely consumed as a recreational dru......

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