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2015-11-21 The Grand Turk

Record seizure of Captagon amphetamine tablets in southern Turkey

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-11-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Captagon is the trademark name for synthetic stimulant fenethylline.
5 capsules is a Pentagon.

Snark of the day, with a groan.

Posted by Skidmark 2015-11-21 01:32|| 2015-11-21 01:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Wouldn't it be a shame if the supply of these little pills were to be contaminated with something lethal. Would that be considered chemical warfare?

Posted by Sgt. D.T. 2015-11-21 01:49|| 2015-11-21 01:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Explains ISIS behavior?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-11-21 04:26|| 2015-11-21 04:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Some are contaminated with poison. Some are contaminated with pig fat.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2015-11-21 12:47|| 2015-11-21 12:47|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder what would happen if we arranged to flood the region with unlimited free meth? In small amounts and for short periods of time it can indeed benefit a fighter, but it's addictive, and 'more is better' kicks in fast, and results in extremely erratic and ineffective behavior. And death.

Posted by Glenmore 2015-11-21 14:15|| 2015-11-21 14:15|| Front Page Top

#6 That reminds me of a story I read way back when and have wondered ever since if it was true.
After the Six Day War and Egyptian and Israeli troops were facing each other across the Suez canal for a few years, Israel very quietly allowed drug smugglers from Lebanon to transit, escorted and without stopping, all the way to Suez where they would sell the goods to the Egyptians across the water.
No idea if this was somebody's fantasy or propaganda or what, but all is fair, in war, at least.

Posted by Grunter 2015-11-21 18:50|| 2015-11-21 18:50|| Front Page Top

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