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Illicit-drug raids in Hong Kong increase sixfold as traffickers target the US

Seizures of cheap substitutes for traditional drugs known as “bath salts” have surged more than sixfold year-on-year in the first four months of this year, as traffickers tried to smuggle the synthetic drug from the mainland to the United States through the city.

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Seizures of cheap substitutes for traditional drugs known as “bath salts” have surged more than sixfold year-on-year in the first four months of this year, as traffickers tried to smuggle the synthetic drug from the mainland to the United States through the city.

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