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I thought so too, but then I googled "3d print drugs" and "3d print explosives".

I think google doesn't censor results based on location? So you should see the same results.

Edit: To save your time and avoid polluting your search history:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/you-could-soon-be-man...

https://all3dp.com/custom-shaped-explosives-us-navy-3d-print...

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Thanks, that's quite interesting.

Still, you do need very specific input materials for both processes.

In the case of the latter, you basically need a spool of explosive string. You're not so much printing an explosive as you are shaping an explosive into a desired form. I'm sure it's still very useful, but I don't think it's a particularly big game changer in the "smuggling things into a country" field.

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