Times of Suriname

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Reports that are circulatin­g on social media indicate that the party drug known as sukru sugar is back in circulatio­n. The Narcotics %rigade of the 3olice Force 6uriname .36 will report edly release a short movie to warn people about this party drug and its devastat ing effects.

Chief ,nspector Humphrey Naarden from the Narcot ics %rigade pointed out that “this is not a new type of party drug.´ 6ukru was already being used on a small scale in 2016. The 3R Department of the po lice force is reportedly busy putting the final touches to the short movie aimed at warning people. The movie which will soon be released to the media will also be uploaded to the website of the Narcotics %rigade. 6u rinamese drug dealers and users named the party drug sukru because it reportedly looks like light brown sugar. 6ukru reportedly gives us ers an extra energy boost so that they can party longer. 6ukru is relatively cheap because it is being sold in small Tuantities. 6ukru is a synthetic drug which means that it is not made of com ponents of a plant but with chemical substances. Naarden advises youths to Google this party drug in or der to know what the effects of sukru can be. “This drug is very dangerous because it causes mental and physi cal damage. After using this drug for a while, you liter ally start looking like an old person,´ said Naarden, who warned youths not to accept drinks from others or leave their drinks behind unat tended.

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