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Looks Like South Africa Has A Heroin Problem
12 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A rapidly growing heroin market in South Africa seems to have gone largely undetected by SA police and government.
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BBC’s Terrifying Look At South Africa’s Nyaope Epidemic [Video]
29 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Golden Mtika looks into nyaope, the drug cocktail that combines heroin, rat poison or antiretrovirals which is plaguing South Africa’s townships.
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These Are The World’s Five Most Addictive Substances
09 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
What are the most addictive substances in the world? According to one landmark study, these five come out tops.
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Fan Footage Shows Demi Lovato Forgot Words To Her Song ‘Sober’ At Concert Before Relapse [Video]
26 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Days before she was hospitalised for an alleged heroin overdose, Demi Lovato forgot the lyrics to her own song. Little did anyone know, it was a sign of things to come.
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This Is Quite A Good Way To Get Heroin Through OR Tambo – If You Don’t Get Bust
19 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
On his way to the Seychelles, a man was caught carrying a stash of heroin with a street value of R112 000 at OR Tambo. Close, but not quite.
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50x Stronger Than Heroin – This Drug Is Causing Mayhem In Britain [Video]
29 Sep 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone knows that heroin is a killer, but it doesn’t seem all that powerful when compared to how some are getting their kicks these days.
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Five Facts From That Massive Drug Bust In Villiersdorp Last Week
26 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week the SAPS were super stoked with what many called one of the biggest drug busts in South Africa’s history, but now we know a little more.
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America’s Heroin Problem Has Spiralled Completely Out Of Control
19 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As American states and doctors make it tougher to get prescription opioids, drug cartels are once again making big profits selling heroin to addicts.
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Jarring Photo Shows Moment 4-Year-Old Was Rescued From Car As Grandmother Overdoses On Heroin
15 Sep 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A mother has lost her child – and not for the first time – when he was found in the back of a car after his grandmother passed out.
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They’re Calling The Drug That Killed Prince ‘The New Heroin’ – Here’s All You Need To Know About Fentanyl
03 Jun 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
When a drug starts killing more people than heroin you know you have a crisis. Turns out America has a real Fentanyl problem.
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Gauteng Is Going To Experience A Massive Heroin Shortage This Week
07 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
In order to escape a life of pain, people are addicted to bad drugs – but this policeman hit a mother load thanks to his hound.
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“Bodies Started Stacking Up” – Find Out More About Crazy Mike, Who Believes Killing 16 People Over a Few Years Was “Necessary”
07 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Crazy Mike has confessed to killing over 16 people while travelling as a homeless person since the age of 14.
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Blue Ribbon Bread Now Comes With Heroin And Dagga Inside
17 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I remember buying those Lucky packets growing up and being excited by the cool little toys. It seems things may have escalated since then.
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New York Just Pulled Off Their Biggest Drug Bust In History
20 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
They call New York ‘the city that never sleeps’, although residents will be kipping a little easier after the DEA pulled off a monster drug bust.
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Six Or Stix – South Africa’s Latest Drug Mule Used A Cricket Kit To Smuggle Heroin
22 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Cricket, the gentlemen’s game that still calls the breaks between sessions ‘lunch’ and ‘tea’. This woman didn’t exactly uphold the virtues of the game though.
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This Is Why Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol
24 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
I’m sure you’ve seen a study or two singing the virtues of the ‘erb over the past few years but this new study has really given booze a clip around the ears.
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Here’s The Coke-Snorting Oscar Statue Erected In Hollywood
23 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
I imagine we are all aware that there are a fair few drugs floating around Hollywood circles. One street artist has made a point of confronting the movie bigwigs about it with a life-size statue enjoying himself a little too much.
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You’ve Done Badly – Check How This Benoni Man Tried To Smuggle Heroin Into London
08 Dec 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
We sometimes do stupid things in life. This may lead us into some sticky situations…most of which we can probably handle. Sometimes however, you do something really, really retarded…
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These Three Sisters Didn’t Realise They Were All Using Heroin – Guess What Happened Next [Video]
05 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Here’s another perfect example why drugs will get you nothing but health problems, debt and depression.
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How Many Bags Of Heroin Can You Hide In A Jaguar X-Type?
19 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One can never be too careful, or to crafty, when it comes to drug trafficking (not that I know). We’ve seen drugs in hair, food, aerosol cans… and now a Jaguar.
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Everything You Want To Know About SA’s Massive R3 Billion Drug Bust [Images]
26 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
All the details as the case unfolds and forensic experts from around the country begin the hunt for a way to identify the kingpins of this international drug ring…
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This Is What Killed Peaches Geldof
02 May 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Peaches Geldof’s death has been ruled ‘unexplained’ up until now. The police said no hard drugs were found in the house, whilst others speculated that perhaps her diet was to blame. Well, it looks like the truth is out..
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See What A Tonne Of Smuggled Heroin Looks Like
25 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
An Australian warship called HMAS Darwin (obviously) has made a heroin bust worth R2,87 billion. Yassis, guys. That’ll do. They nabbed the ton of heroin from a smuggling boat off the coast of Kenya. The 46 sacks of heroin were hidden in amongst bags of cement. Darwin is taking part in the British-led Combined Task […]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Downward Spiral Leading Up To His Untimely Death
04 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 46-year-old actor’s untimely death may have come as a surprise when his body was found last Sunday by concerned friends. But Philip Seymour Hoffman’s troublesome past with drug addiction reared its head again in the months leading up to his death.
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This Secret Phrase At McDonald’s Will Get You Heroin In A Happy Meal
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“I’d like to order a toy.” Would you like fries with your heroine? That’s right, a McDonald’s employee in Pittsburgh was selling heroine over the counter when you asked to order a toy. After ordering, users simply went to the first drive-through window to collect their hard drugs.
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Flesh-Eating ‘Krokodil’ Drug Has Made Its Way To America
27 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The first cases of the terrifying, homemade, cheap-o version of heroin that eats the flesh of users from the inside and leaves them with reptilian-like skin (hence the name), have been reported in Arizona. The state fears that this is the beginning of an epidemic.
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Cyber Gangsters Threaten Journo By Sending Heroin To His Home And Tipping Off The Cops
31 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
When your job entails investigating illegal activity and ruffling the wrong feathers, it will very often put you in awkward situations. Investigative journalist Brian Krebs often publishes articles about the online criminal underworld and unsurprisingly he has been harassed for his efforts.
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This Mother Of Two Walked Right Up To The Men Who Beheaded A Soldier In London, And Negotiated With Them
23 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ingrid Loyau-Kennet, a mother of two and a cub scout leader from Cornwall, attempted to persuade the terrorists to give their weapons over to her. Not only did Loyau-Kennet face the terrorists, but she also shielded the body from any further mutilation.
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Hans Rausing Pleads Guilty To Preventing Wife’s Proper Burial
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s a long and gruesome story that involves a pair of incredibly wealthy individuals. Hans and Eva Rausing were happily married for 21 years, she was from a wealthy American family and he was living off the money he inherited from the Tetra Pak carton empire. Unfortunately, the couple’s marriage was marred by drug abuse, which would ultimately be the cause of Eva’s death.
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SA Man Is Longest-Serving Foreigner In ‘Bangkok Hilton’: Shani Krebs Finally On His Way Home
08 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 16 Comments
Shani Krebs has been living in a (reportedly revolting) maximum security Thai prison called Bang Kwang Central – lovingly referred to by inmates as the ‘Bangkok Hilton’ – since before South Africa became a democracy. Krebs is the longest-serving farang or foreigner in the institution, for which he’s earned a rather tragic reputation. He’s at last been released and will soon return to the ‘new’ SA.
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