Police team seize khat worth £7,000 in house raid in Sheffield

Officers found 15kg of the substance, which was made illegal in 2014.

It is chewed and produces effects similar to mild amphetamine.

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The drug was discovered in a property on Bressingham Road, Burngreave, yesterday morning.

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Two males were arrested - one on suspicion of possession of khat with intent to supply, and the other on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant.

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Anyone with information on those involved in drug dealing should call 101.

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