By: Chris BucklerSecret filming shows a black market ketamine dealer in India
A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence of ketamine smuggling ahead of a new report into the dangers of the drug.
The review by the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs will say that the animal tranquiliser is now the fourth most popular party drug in the UK.
It will also state that ketamine's classification as a Class C substance fails to recognise the harm it can do to regular users.
But the report, which is due out on Thursday, will not call for ketamine to be reclassified - because its authors say classification will not stop people taking the drug.
One of the main sources for the drug is India, where earlier this year the authorities put in place new rules to try to prevent its misuse.
In the bustling pharmaceuticals market in Delhi you can buy everything from wheelchairs to canisters of oxygen.
But the traders make clear that you can no longer purchase ketamine here.
"It is a doctor-only drug," one stallholder said. "You won't be able to buy it in the market."
However, we have discovered there is a black market trade in India.
Hidden in jars
Harsh Choudhary advertises on the internet as a pharmaceuticals agent who sells a range of drugs, including ketamine.
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