Legal high becomes Class B drug
Those caught in possession of Naphyrone, often advertised as NRG1, face a maximum of five years in prison alongside an unlimited fine.
Naphyrone and its related compounds will become Class B drugs tomorrow,聽the crime prevention minister, James Brokenshire,聽has announced.
皇冠体育app drug, which has no known legitimate use, will be banned under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. 皇冠体育app legislation includes a generic definition to prevent unscrupulous drug manufacturers tweaking the chemical structure in an attempt to get around the law.
Health risks
Mr聽Brokenshire said: 鈥樆使谔逵齛pp government is deeply concerned about the use of 鈥榣egal highs鈥� which is why we took swift action to ban this new drug.
鈥樆使谔逵齛ppre is also clear evidence that just because a substance advertised as a 鈥渓egal high鈥� does not mean this is the case. Anyone buying a 鈥渓egal high鈥� is putting their health at risk and could be committing a criminal offence.鈥�
Class B drugs carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison for possession and 14 years in prison for supply, alongside an unlimited fine.
皇冠体育app import of naphyrone and its related compounds have already been banned and the UK Border Agency has detained 3.5 kg of the suspected substances since the ban came into force on 7 July.
皇冠体育app control of these substances follows advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and it continues to look at the use of so-called legal highs as a priority.