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Italy seizes $1bn worth of amphetamines

Police in Italy seized more than 14 tonnes of fenethylline tablets, which they say is the biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world. It is known by some as the 'Isis drug' because of its use by Islamic State fighters during battles
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