“The cathinone It is obtained from the African bush Khat (catha edulis) as the cocaine obtained from the leaf Coke“, Explain Miriam Venturadirector of analysis services Energy Control ABSwhich clarifies that it provokes in the consumer an effect “stimulating”.
The record stash in Europe of cathinone that the Civil Guard has made in the port of Barcelona is synthetic. That is to say, “starting from a base”, which is possibly the natural cathinone in this case, points out Ventura, artificially in laboratories in India three different synthetic cathinones. In India, the synthesis of these compounds is not persecuted by the authorities.
According to sources consulted by EL PERIÓDICO, the three synthetic cathinones that were stored in the port of Barcelona are 3MMC, 3CMC Y Alpha-PHIP. Ventura clarifies that the first two are drugs empathogenic and similar to ecstasy and that the third is a stimulant similar to cocaine.
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The logic behind the traffickers is that none of these three compounds is prohibited by European law. Its molecular structure is very similar to others that are, such as 4MMCand, consequently, produce very similar effects, and just as harmful to health.
The discovery of 3 tons of this drug in Barcelona, which was gradually being sent to the rest of Europe, represents a serious public health problem, according to the Civil Guard.