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Indonesian authorities raid allegedly illegal ‘laughing gas’ warehouse amid reports of abuse

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The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency has revealed the illegal circulation of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, under the brand "Baby Whip."

“The cylinders carried a ‘Do not inhale’ warning. But inside the box, there were instructions on how to inhale the gas, indicating Baby Whip was distributed for illegal purposes,” said a BPOM official.

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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Drug and Food Monitoring Agency (BPOM) and the police discovered a warehouse where cans of nitrous oxide were allegedly stored and illegally distributed as recreational drugs amid increasing reports of the chemical substance’s abuse.

During a raid on April 2, personnel with BPOM and the National Police Criminal Investigation Department found gas cylinders in various sizes branded as Baby Whip stored in a rented house in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.

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