| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug kush - made from human bones
Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug kush - made from human bones
Sierra Leone's president has declared a national emergency over rampant drug abuse.
Kush, a psychoactive blend of addictive substances, has been prevalent in the country for years.
President Julius Maada Bio called the drug a "death trap" and said it posed an "existential crisis".
One of the drug's many ingredients is human bones - security has been tightened in cemeteries to stop addicts digging up skeletons from graves. (BBC, UK, 05.04.2024)