The Republic of Sierra Leone announced to the world on April 4th this year that the country is facing a serious problem of drug and narcotic substance proliferation, especially a synthetic drug called Kush, which threatens the lives of a large number of people and has caused the country to declare a state of emergency.
West Africa has long been one of the main trading centers for illegal drug trafficking, with various drugs widely circulating here.
However, the recent exposure of Kush has shocked the world: West African drug traffickers are actually using human bones to manufacture drugs.
This abhorrent practice has garnered widespread international attention and revealed the dark truth of the drug trade in West Africa.
Kush is a potent strain of marijuana originating from South and Central Asia, containing extremely high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), believed to be stronger than ordinary marijuana.
The ingredients used to make Kush typically include marijuana, quaaludes, and fentanyl, but what's shocking is that Kush in West Africa contains human bone components.
Drug addicts grind human bones stolen from graves into powder and add them to Kush for consumption, posing a life-threatening addiction.
One Kush user said in an interview, "At first, I didn't know about Kush. A friend let me try it once, and I didn't expect it to be so wonderful. It made me ecstatic, and at that moment, I had no worries. I felt like I couldn't live without Kush."
The reasons behind this chaotic situation are closely related to the social development status of some countries in West Africa.
Take Sierra Leone, for example, the country is a low-income country with a per capita GDP of only about $515.9, and the living standards of its people are extremely low, making it one of the poorest countries in the world.
Due to issues such as unemployment, poverty, and disease, many areas in West Africa have extremely unstable social environments, leading to the proliferation of drugs.
Although Kush is not expensive, selling for about 5 Leone per dose, long-term consumption creates a huge financial burden, forcing some addicts to resort to theft to sustain their drug habits.
Young people, the elderly, and even children are addicted to drugs, trying to escape poverty and the pain of life.
Initially skeptical about the claim that Kush contains human bone ingredients, as more and more people consume Kush, this claim has become their "creed," leading to a surge in grave robbing incidents in West African countries.
As for why drug traffickers and users use human bones to manufacture drugs, some people believe it may be to increase the attractiveness of the drugs, while others think it may be to give the drugs a mysterious and terrifying symbolic meaning.
Regardless of the motives behind this behavior, it constitutes an extreme violation of human dignity and life.
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone stated, "The death rate of Kush users continues to rise, and relevant departments should take measures to dismantle the drug supply chain, establish a special working group for drug abuse, and set up detoxification centers to help Kush users."
According to reports from the Global Times, in just the past few months, hundreds of young people in the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, have died from organ failure due to long-term Kush consumption.
Kush entered Sierra Leone several years ago, but it has only recently attracted attention, reflecting the severity of the social problem.
People have deeply reflected on the incidents of drugs being manufactured from human bones, sparking concerns about the darker side of the drug trafficking chain.
In fact, the origins of potent drugs like Kush are not accidental but are the result of the long-standing illegal drug trade in West Africa, where drug traffickers take advantage of the geopolitical complexity, poverty, and corruption in the region.
In this environment, the drug trade has evolved into a vast and complex network involving government officials and transnational criminal organizations, causing immense harm to local people.
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