Heroin usage in SA is increasing HEROIN, according to the United Nation’s drug agency, is the only “illicit drug associated with a single source” with 90% of the world’s source coming from Afganistan. By the time heroin reaches South Africa, it has been cut several times by middlemen along the East African coast, diluting its quality. South Africa was once considered just a conduit for the drug, but now it also final destination point as studies have shown that heroin usage in South Africa is also on the increase. Durban resident Dr Lochan Naidoo, recently appointed President of the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board, said most of the heroin in South Africa enters the country via road freight from the east coast of Africa.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:06:46 +0000
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