Khat

A man who is accused of accosting three people at St. Cloud bus stops this week has been formally charged.

A St. Cloud man has been arrested for allegedly selling the drug Khat. Khat is a green leafy substance, commonly chewed, and produces amphetamine-like effects.

A Mankato man faces charges after a package containing the illegal substance khat showed up at a central Minnesota post office. Wright County deputies were called Saturday to the Buffalo Post Office on a report of a suspicious package. It turned out to contain khat, a dried plant commonly used in East Africa and parts of the Arabian peninsula that can give users a high when chewed.