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Queen Victoria was the world's biggest and most muderous drug kingpin

Thursday August 28, 2025. 06:27 PM , from BoingBoing
Queen Victoria was the world's biggest and most muderous drug kingpin
Queen Victoria, the long-reigning British monarch, had a surprising side hustle: she was arguably the biggest drug dealer in history. A new book by Sam Kelly, Human History on Drugs, reveals the young queen's pivotal role in the opium trade that dwarfed modern cartels. — Read the rest
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