Khat = Terrorism?

[therealUT]

I really hope there is more to this story than simply that individuals were smuggling khat and that it just so happens that those who sell khat in Somalia also happen to be terrorists. Might as well arrest American cocaine smugglers on suspicion of financing terrorism in Mexico and South America.

Seven people were arrested in Britain on suspicion of financing terrorism in Somalia by smuggling khat—a leaf that can produce a mild high when chewed—into the U.S., officials said.

Scotland Yard said the group was arrested as part of an operation that involved Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative branch of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

The operation was investigating a network suspected of illegally exporting khat from the U.K., where it is legal, to the U.S. and Canada, where it is a controlled substance, Scotland Yard said.

British police said one woman and six men were arrested early Tuesday at four separate residences in London, Coventry and Cardiff, Wales.

World Watch - WSJ.com