The main ingredients in Sierra Leone's kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds

Initiative against transnational crime, Netherlands institute warn on deadly synthetic drug - Daily Trust

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC) and the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael, have alerted stakeholders on the rising cases of a synthetic drug called Kush and the need to disrupt its supply chains across West Africa. In a new report titled ‘Kush in Sierra Leone: West Africa’s growing synthetic drugs challenge,’ the GI-TOC and Clingendael Institute called on stakeholders to fight agai…

Sierra Leone 'kush' drug made of ingredients from China, UK, report says

New testing of a cheap and deadly drug that has triggered a national emergency in Sierra Leone reveals it is composed of synthetic opioids and cannabinoids imported from abroad, according to a report published on Tuesday.

The main ingredients in Sierra Leone's kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds

A new report released by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that has swept through Sierra Leone and the region in

Sierra Leone's 'kush' made using ingredients imported from abroad

Tests conducted by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime found it contained nitazenes and synthetic cannabinoids brought in from countries including China.