Minister of State for Narcotics Control Shehryar Afridi on Wednesday said that the practice of using cocaine and other drugs to manufacture medicines was followed by all developed countries. The statement comes days after a video – wherein Afridi can be heard saying that the state burned tonnes of drugs recovered every year when they can be used to make medicines – went viral and received criticism on social media. He had also announced that a factory was being built on the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan where drug seeds would be used to manufacture medicines. In a media talk on Wednesday, the SAFRON minister said that India had earned $22 billion by exporting medicines made by drug seeds. “But [in areas] where all resources are available, they can be utilised [in a] positive way to make medicines.

Source: Pakistan Today February 05, 2020 11:03 UTC