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When we think of international drug kingpins, we immediately think of Pablo Escobar or El Chapo. However, there was an incredibly powerful queen that reportedly operated a drug empire so big that it made Escobar and Chap look like “low-level street dealers".

According to author Sam Kelly, former British Queen Victoria was a huge fan of drugs, particularly opium. In his book ‘ Human History On Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous but Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence ‘, Kelly describes how Queen Victoria operated the largest drug operations in history with the full backing of the British Empire, and how that empire funded the entire country in the 19th century.

Kelly said the British monarch used a range of pharmaceuticals, including her favourite op

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