Nigerian jaad?

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

What kind of jaad is this? Garaabo? Nigerian haddana afaaraha jaadka mee soo galeen. Mar dhawayd ayee burcadbadeed sheeganaayeen.

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Dulles CBP seizes 678 pounds of Nigerian Khat

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 678 pounds of khat shipped in air cargo from Nigeria at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday.

While examining air cargo on Sunday, CBP officers discovered foil-wrapped bundles of a green leafy material that was concealed within 18 boxes of a variety of “African fabric.” Officers suspected the plant material to be khat and requested that CBP agriculture specialists examine the material.

CBP agriculture specialists submitted samples to a U.S. Department of Agriculture botanist who confirmed the plant material as khat (Catha edulis).

Officers seized the khat, which weighed in at 312 kilograms, or 678 pounds and 13 ounces. The khat has a street value of about $85,000. The shipment was destined to an address in Essex County, N.J.

“This seizure of khat illustrates how our thorough inspections of international cargo helps to keep illicit and dangerous products out of our communities,” said Casey Durst, Director of Field Operations for CBP’s Baltimore Field Office. “Narcotics interdiction remains a priority mission for Customs and Border Protection and a responsibility that we take very serious.”

Khat is typically grown in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and is chewed for its stimulant effect. The World Health Organization classified khat as a drug of abuse in 1980.

The Drug Enforcement Administration classifies cathinone as a schedule 1 drug – the most restrictive category used by the DEA, and cathine as a Schedule IV controlled substance. Read more from the DEA on Khat, and on the DEA Khat Fact Sheet.

CBP officers screen international travelers and cargo, and search for illicit narcotics, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, and other illicit products that could potentially harm the American public, U.S. businesses, and our nation’s safety and economic vitality. 

CBP seized an average of 3,707 pounds of dangerous drugs every day across the United States last year. Learn more about what CBP accomplished during "A Typical Day" in 2019.

Xigasho

[Holac]

East African Khat dealers probably used Nigerian smuggling crew for the job. 

[Saalax]

At this rate Somalia needs to grow its own khat instead of importing it from Kenya & Ethiopia. Kolay   somaali khat iskama daynayso so why not plant it yourselves            so the hard cash can circulate    around the country.

[galbeedi]

On 12/11/2020 at 7:32 PM, Saalax said:

Kolay   somaali khat iskama daynayso so why not plant it yourselves            so the hard cash can circulate    around the country.

It was widely cultivated in Somaliland in the eighties, especially Arabsiyo region. As a young high school boy , I want to Arabsiyo, just 20km from Hargeisa,  with a friend of mine and spent few days chewing fresh Khat from the farm.

Why send millions of hard earned dollars to Ethiopia and Kenya?

[Saalax]

1 hour ago, galbeedi said:

It was widely cultivated in Somaliland in the eighties, especially Arabsiyo region. As a young high school boy , I want to Arabsiyo, just 20km from Hargeisa,  with a friend of mine and spent few days chewing fresh Khat from the farm.

Why send millions of hard earned dollars to Ethiopia and Kenya?

 Wa taan la yabay. It is also grown in the Sanaag highlands  presently but not in large scale. This doesn't apply to khat only but we also need to grow our own rice and other food commodities, this importing business is bleeding Somalia dry economically. 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

On 12/11/2020 at 9:32 PM, Saalax said:

At this rate Somalia needs to grow its own khat instead of importing it from Kenya & Ethiopia. Kolay   somaali khat iskama daynayso so why not plant it yourselves            so the hard cash can circulate    around the country.

Jaadka, like bariiska, needs a lot of water, plus dhul qaboob iyo ciid ama caro ku haboon. The only place lagu abuuri karo jaadka naturally waa meelo ka mid ah Sanaag weatherwise. But I don't know about ciida in that region.

[Khadafi]

Afgooye, Baidoa, dhul gaduudka, it would grow their. If Kenya can grow it trust so can Afgooye. What I boggled my mind is that why the jareer community that are primary farmers  did not try to grow to this crop. It would probably yield them 100x profit,? 

[Holac]

Even though I hate the idea of Qaat, but I wouldn't be opposed to plant it in the country to avoid the amount of hard currency leaving the country. Soomalidu qaad dayn maysee, hala beero bahalka.