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Now, just 11 years after ketamine was reclassified from Class C to Class B, the UK government is seeking expert advice on whether to make ketamine a Class A drug.

Ketamine could be upgraded to a Class A drug as the government seeks expert advice on its classification, the Home Office has said.

Should it be upgraded to a Class A drug, supply and production of it could carry up to life in prison, while possession could carry up to seven years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both.

Judge James Adkin told the two teenagers: "You were both active class A drug dealers."

The men - a 45-year-old from Manchester, a 46-year-old and a 30-year-old from Swansea, and a 26-year-old of no fixed address - were all charged with importation of a controlled Class A drug, officers said.