Joburg children a target for new drug
Anti-Drug Alliance South Africa have warned of a new drug called “Strawberry Quick”, which is apparently aimed at primary school children in the Johannesburg area.
According to the organisation’s CEO, Quintin van Kerken, the alleged drug comes in a number of different flavours, each with a different level of potency.
“What is known at this stage is that a number of primary schools in the greater Johannesburg area have been targeted, and at this stage we are working […] to establish which schools have been targeted,” van Kerken said.
Symptoms of “Strawberry Quick” reportedly include: heart palpitations, abnormal hyperactivity, dilated pupils, rapid mood swings and paranoia, among others.
“[We] can confirm that packets of sherbet laced with trace amounts of cocaine were also being sold in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. One child has already been rushed to hospital after ingesting this sherbet,” he said.
Van Kerken also urged parents to be on the lookout for the symptoms in their children after purchasing any type of sweet from street vendors near schools.
Last week, six packets of dagga were reportedly found during police searches at the Petit and Crystal Park high schools in Benoni.
Police reportedly found five dagga packets, cigarettes and a small knife at Petit High School, while a packet of dagga was discovered in a bathroom at Crystal Park High School.
In the same week, five pupils at Hillview High School in Pretoria tested positive for drugs after a police raid at the school last week Thursday.
According to police, a student tested positive for methadone and amphetamines, while four other pupils tested positive for dagga.
– Caxton News Service
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