Anchorage and Kenai have seen the dangerous impacts of synthetic drugs in recent months. Today Federal authorities announced a 16-state crackdown on synthetic drugs.
ABC’s Aaron Katersky tells us the case includes a potentially worrying link.
Cartloads of synthetic drugs were wheeled into a warehouse for inspection…
“Could be methalone which is commonly referred to on the street as molly could be a cathanone.”
Federal agents in the last 15 months have arrested more than 150 alleged wholesalers, money launderers and others involved in trafficking synthetic drugs from China.
Proceeds have flowed to what the Drug Enforcement Administration called “countries of concern in the Middle East” where it’s feared the money is funding terrorism.
