"Synthetic drugs such as amphetamine, methamphetamine, and ecstasy are increasingly straining German law enforcement, with authorities reporting growing production capacity and more trafficking cases. New psychoactive substances, including ketamine and potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazene, are becoming a major concern. In 2024, police seized more than 1,800 kilograms of such substances over three times the amount confiscated the previous year. Officials said the spike is largely driven by ketamine's rising popularity as a"
""The numbers for cocaine and synthetic drugs are rising dramatically," said Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. "Our investigators are encountering labs that produce tons of drugs in just a few weeks. And the smugglers are adapting:new routes, new methods, new brutality." Investigators raided 37 production facilities last year, including eleven large-scale laboratories. Security agencies have also noted a sharp increase in the trade of highly potent synthetic opioids. A large-scale market has developed in Germany for nitazene opioids and other untested compounds sold online as "research chemicals.""
"Even tiny doses can trigger fatal respiratory failure, posing an extreme overdose risk. The trend toward synthetic and semi-synthetic cannabinoids is also continuing. These substances are being distributed as herbal mixes, vaping liquids, edibles, and so-called "prison paper" sheets impregnated with synthetic cannabinoids and smuggled into correctional facilities disguised as legal correspondence. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video"
German law enforcement is facing rising pressure from synthetic drugs such as amphetamine, methamphetamine and ecstasy, with authorities reporting growing production capacity and more trafficking cases. New psychoactive substances including ketamine and potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazene have become major concerns, with police seizing more than 1,800 kilograms in 2024 — over three times the previous year. Investigators raided 37 production facilities, including eleven large-scale laboratories, and reported labs producing tons of drugs within weeks. A large market has developed for nitazene and other untested compounds sold online as "research chemicals," and even tiny doses can cause fatal respiratory failure. Synthetic and semi-synthetic cannabinoids are being distributed as herbal mixes, vaping liquids, edibles, and sheets impregnated with synthetic cannabinoids smuggled into prisons disguised as legal correspondence.
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