Ketermine found at service station

Police in Bern stumbled across a major haul of Ketamine.

Several bags containing a few hundred kilos of powder was found at the Grauholz service station just outside the city. It was found to be Ketamine and cellulose, which is likely to be used as a cutting agent.

Police are asking for witnesses who may have been at the service station between Wednesday 19th March and Friday 21st. 

Illegal use of ketamine, which has a powerful hallucinogenic effect, is on the rise in Switzerland.

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