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Heroin seized during a past bust. [File, Standard]
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control (Amendment) Bill 2020 has created quite a buzz if media stories and online debates are anything to go by. From the onset, it is important to reiterate that the Bill appears to be the magic bullet that will address the supply chain with regard to narcotics and psychotropic substances.
For the longest time, there has been a general feeling that the current law, which was enacted in 1994, has mainly focused on drug users as opposed to the ‘big boys’ involved in this illegal trade.
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