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A desomorphine product, usually based on codeine, has been developed as a recreational drug. [13] The product in question is typically a highly impure variant of desomorphine. The scaly sores and necrosis that develop around the injection site has prompted the name krokodil (Russian for crocodile).
Ross William Heilman (June 7, 1945 – January 30, 1978), better known as Ross Kananga, was a crocodile farm owner and stunt man, best known for his appearance in the 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die.
The drug is being diverted from stocks for equine veterinarians as well as trafficked in bulk from China to be used as a cutting agent for heroin and fentanyl, causing necrotic skin wounds leading to serious infections and limb amputations [9] as well as other health issues.
"Upon examination, a skull with sharp teeth, resembling the jaw of a baby crocodile, weighing approximately 777g (1.71lb), was discovered wrapped in a cream-colored cloth," Delhi customs said in a ...
A study tested burn wound-healing efficacy of crocodile oil through a Chinese herbal medicine called crocodile oil burn ointment, consisting of crocodile oil, natural mineral and extraction of other herbal medicines by employing second-degree burns in rats and found crocodile oil enhances burn wound healing capabilities. [12]
Pictured is the skull of a baby crocodile that was allegedly found in the possession of a Canadian man boarding a flight from New Delhi, India back to Canada on Jan. 6, 2025. Skull confirmed to ...
A man was arrested by authorities at an airport in India after he was caught trying to bring a baby crocodile skull on his flight. Delhi Customs said in a statement on X that the 32-year-old man ...
Crocodile attacks on humans are common in places where large crocodilians are native to human populations. Some 1,000 people are killed by crocodilians each year, [1] ...