27/06/2014
Yesterday it was revealed that many Shisha flavours that people smoke
contain cocaine,heroine and bhang.
Nineteen shisha flavours that were found to contain these drugs and have
been banned by the National Campaign Drug Abuse(NACADA) in conjunction with the
Ministry of Health.
The 19 Shisha flavours include:
1.Al fakher strawberry flavor,
2.Al fakher orange flavor,
3.Al fakher two apples with mint flavor,
4.Al fakher vanilla flavor,
5.Al fakher two appeals flavor,
6.Al fakher guava flavor,
7.Al fakher orange with mint flavor,
8.Al fakher orange flavor(positive
for morphine)
9. A1 fakher vanilla
10. A1 fakher blueberry flavour
11.formulated kuber,
12.formulated kuber(positive for morphine)
13. Nakhla molasses tobacco apple flavor,
14.Strong formulated shisha cocktail,
15.Medium formulated shisha cocktail,
16.Mild formulated shisha,
17.Al fakher energy drink flavor,
18.Al fakher packet strawberry flavor and
19.Al fakher chocolate with mint flavor.
NACADA chairman John Mututho addressed the press in his office and said that
the products should be withdrawn from the market immediately and any users
found consuming should be arrested.
“All the 19 products stand banned with immediate effect and anyone
caught consuming these products should be taken to court,” said Mututho.