Impeccably sources have confided in The Satellite that the Government of Sierra Leone will soon crack down heavily on importers of narcotic drugs and their local agents in the country particularly the drug ‘Kush’ which is slowly damaging the future of the youths and young adults being addicted to it. The alarming rate at which ‘kush’ is being imported into the country and its negative impact on the youths and young adults have become worrisome and both security and health threats to the country.

According to sources, the country’s law enforcement agencies have flagged out the issue of ‘Kush’ as both health and security threats if stringent security measures are not put in place to curtail its importation into the country.

The police have put in place stringent measures, such as raiding all suspected ghettos, cartels, and residential areas where this dangerous narcotic drug is sold on a daily basis.

According to a psychiatrist, who asked not to be named, the number of insane people at the Psychiatric Home in Kissy, notably youths and young adults, is increasing rapidly by the day because of the too much intake of ‘Kush’. He warned that unless proactive measures are taken by the appropriate authorities, the number of people with mental health problems will become unprecedented in the country.

The psychiatrist asserted that the expensiveness of ‘Kish’ is encouraging many people to get involve in the shady business and become rice to the detriment of society as the number of insane people keeps increasing in the streets and the Psychiatric Home in Kissy.

Concerned citizens who spoke to this press suggested that the fight against this dangerous narcotic drug requires the c9ncerted efforts of all stakeholders ranging from the Customs and Excise Department whose personnel are deployed at various entry points, Sierra Leone Police (SLP), Office of National Security (ONS), Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) to other law enforcement agencies to ban its importation into the society, as well as to clamp down on suspects and drug abusers.