Killer drugs beat the law

18 April 2016 - 08:32
By SIPHO MASOMBUKA and NATHI OLIFANT

A wave of killer designer drugs is sweeping the country as narcotics peddlers use science to stay ahead of the law. As quickly as laws are enacted to outlaw new drugs, manufacturers are tweaking the formulation of their products to evade the law - and this fine-tuning is sowing death among schoolchildren.

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