American officials say they discovered enough fentanyl to kill more than 220,000 people in a shipment from South Africa. The drugs were labelled as water purification chemicals. The US Customs and Border Protection agency says it has seized a large quantity of deadly drugs in a shipment from South Africa it detained on 21 September. The customs agency did not disclose details of the shipment, including where exactly in South Africa it had originated. South Africa is considered a trans-shipment point for drugs from east to west, as well as for drugs entering and leaving the continent.

Source: News 24 September 30, 2022 08:45 UTC