HC Deb 21 November 2000 vol 357 cc129-30W
Mr. Bill O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British subjects are being held in custody abroad for handling Khat, broken down by age and countries holding them; and if he will make a statement. [138826]

Mr. Hain

We are aware of eight British nationals detained overseas (all in the USA) for possession of Khat:

  • Four in Atlanta—(ages 18, 22, 37, 40)
  • Three in Houston—(ages 19, 19, 46) One in
  • Chicago—(age 52).

FCO travel advice warns that Khat is illegal in the USA and that visitors attempting to take it into the country risk imprisonment.

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