Johannesburg - Drug abuse in South Africa amounts to twice the world's norm and costs the country billions each year, the DA said in Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
Drug abuse is costing South Africa R20bn a year, Democratic Alliance MPL Anthony Benadie said during the DA's Human Rights Day Anti-drug march in Middelburg.
The DA demanded that an anti-drug unit be set up within the police since the South African Narcotics Bureau (Sanab) has been closed.
"As with the closing of other Saps specialised units, the closing of Sanab has had a devastating impact on the fight against drug trade and abuse across South Africa," said Benadie.
Drug use affects every community as it has infiltrated every school, he said.
Sapa
Mar 21 2012 15:24
