US News CURSE OF THE KHAT PEOPLE By Social Links for Larry Celona View Author Archive Email the Author Get author RSS feed Contact The Author Name (required) Email (required) Comment (required) Submit Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading There was an error submitting your message Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Back to Reading Published Oct. 4, 2002, 4:00 a.m. ET Police are on the lookout for an illegal crimson-brown, East African plant called khat that produces a mild cocaine-like euphoria and which authorities said could be used to bankroll terrorists. Khat is imported from Kenya and Egypt.