Friday, August 30, 2013

Plasma TV Powder Drug Craze




The Post [South Africa]
29 August 2013


By BRENDAN ROANE

Johannesburg - Eight murders in three months in Alexandra allegedly have one thing in common: a plasma TV.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that a group of men, known as the Plasma Gang, are stealing the televisions to retrieve a powder which is being used in a dangerous drug cocktail. […]


Sowetan Live [South Africa]
30 August 2013



iafrica.com
30 August 2013


Article By: Gia Nicolaides, EWN

Police were adamant on Friday that a spate of plasma television thefts in Alexandra was not linked to the manufacturing of drugs. […]





The Independent [South Africa]
31 August 2013
By Noni Mokati




Eyewitness News [South Africa]
24 September 2013


Gia Nicolaides

JOHANNESBURG – Eyewitness News has conducted an experiment proving that the powder found inside plasma television screens cannot be used to manufacture drugs. […]