Police have seized a quarter-tonne of an amphetamine-like east African plant during a morning raid in south Brisbane.
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Morningside-based detectives raided a Heyford Street house at Mount Gravatt East about 7am Saturday morning, where they found about 250 kilograms of khat plants along with $7000 in cash.
"A man is currently assisting police with their enquiries," police said in a statement.
Khat, otherwise known as Catha edulis, is native to the horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula, where khat-chewing is a cultural tradition going back centuries.
When consumed, khat is said to have an amphetamine-like stimulant effect.
A synthetic version, called m-Cat, was behind "meow meow", a new ecstasy-like drug that entered circulation in 2010.
In Australia, khat is considered to be a dangerous drug.