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It wasn't just heart-shaped chocolates and bright red roses that saw a spurt in sales this Valentine's Day. A deadly drug prepared from cobra venom gave a new high at parties in the national capital and surrounding areas, anti-narcotics officials say.
"The sale of drugs (like K-72 and K-76) which have cobra venom is increasing at rave parties and in discos. These drugs enhance sensation and boost energy so that revellers can dance for longer hours," a senior officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said.
"The sales increase a week before Valentine's Day in Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) and are consumed at hushed-up parties," he added.
Delhi Police Monday night seized half-a-litre of venom, which was extracted from cobras, reptiles which are accorded the highly endangered tag under the Wildlife Act.
Wildlife activists say that cobra venom, which is processed into a powder, is emerging as a favoured drug among adolescents and party-buffs.
"Police seized five cobras just two days before Valentine's Day. Similar seizures were conducted before Diwali and New Year. The drugs are commonly used in Delhi and NCR; many are commonly called K-72 and K-76," Sourabh Gupta, a wildlife activist with PFA, said.
A pinch of the powder is used in cold drinks or alcohol. About 500 ml venom, processed into powder, can be used in 1,000 litres of alcohol.
"Youngsters prefer both party pills and alcohol mixed with K-72, as they can be consumed easily. After they drink, they get such a high that they don't know where they are or what they are doing," Gupta said.
http://www.asianage.com/india/v-day-venom-youngsters-flirt-cobra-drug-918
"The sale of drugs (like K-72 and K-76) which have cobra venom is increasing at rave parties and in discos. These drugs enhance sensation and boost energy so that revellers can dance for longer hours," a senior officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said.
"The sales increase a week before Valentine's Day in Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) and are consumed at hushed-up parties," he added.
Delhi Police Monday night seized half-a-litre of venom, which was extracted from cobras, reptiles which are accorded the highly endangered tag under the Wildlife Act.
Wildlife activists say that cobra venom, which is processed into a powder, is emerging as a favoured drug among adolescents and party-buffs.
"Police seized five cobras just two days before Valentine's Day. Similar seizures were conducted before Diwali and New Year. The drugs are commonly used in Delhi and NCR; many are commonly called K-72 and K-76," Sourabh Gupta, a wildlife activist with PFA, said.
A pinch of the powder is used in cold drinks or alcohol. About 500 ml venom, processed into powder, can be used in 1,000 litres of alcohol.
"Youngsters prefer both party pills and alcohol mixed with K-72, as they can be consumed easily. After they drink, they get such a high that they don't know where they are or what they are doing," Gupta said.
http://www.asianage.com/india/v-day-venom-youngsters-flirt-cobra-drug-918
