(ANSA) - Gorizia, August 22 - Over 300 yaba pills, a
synthetic illegal substance known as the 'Madness Drug' and
'Hitler Drug', have been seized by police in Monfalcone, in the
Friuli-Venezia Giulia of northern Italy.
The police arrested a Bangladeshi citizen - N.M., 36 years
old - who lives in Monfalcone and is legally employed at a
carpentry firm.
The man was stopped and searched as part of increased
security checks after recent terrorist attacks in Europe.
When asked for his ID, he showed clear signs of nervousness
and tried to hide a package in furniture in his apartment in the
central part of the city and was then found to be in possession
of the drug.
Yaba is a drug based on methamphetamine and is sometimes
mixed with residue from heroin processing.
It is very common in Asian countries, especially in
Bangladesh and India, and is a stimulant which enables users to
go for lengthy periods without sleep and induces violent
behavior.
Yaba is highly addictive and very harmful to users' health.
The drug was used by the German army to make soldiers
insensitive to fatigue during WWII.
Sold at retail prices, the pills seized would have raked in
several thousand euros.
Police seize 300 'Hitler Drug'
Found as part of stepped-up anti-terrorism checks