Bazooka, parachute, pikachu: Drug dealers’ secret dictionary busted

NEWDELHI: Karachi, Bazooka, Atom Bomb, Black Russian, Parachute and Pikachu are neither weapons nor cartoon characters. They are not related to either Pakistan or Russia. Nor do they have anything to do with fireworks.

They are street lingo for popular drug cocktails, the Delhi Police have found.

A senior Delhi Police officer said that such terms are usually used by local drug traders so that their business can be carried on, undiscovered. Deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi), Madhur Verma, said, “We have come across certain slang terms used by the

drug syndicates to keep their business hidden. While ‘Karachi’ is a code used for heroin mixed with phenobarbital (a sleeping drug) and methaqualone (a depressant), the word ‘Bazooka’ is used to refer to a

mixture of crack cocaine and marijuana. ‘Atom Bomb’ is the code for marijuana and heroin mixed together.”

Such drug cocktails are popular in rave parties, he added.