Thread: Koran used to smuggle heroin and hashish into the U.K.
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Old 03-09-2007, 09:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Tony Bennett View Post
P.S. The word 'assassin' derives for medieval Arabian Muslims who used to carry out their murderous raids after becoming high on hashish - they were called the 'hashashin'. Honest!

That was common news over 40 years ago and many soldiers in WW2 where taking amphetamines which are also illegal
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