
Last week Sudan was appalled by the horrific mass death of over 70 of street children between the ages of 13-25 in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The head of Khartoum state’s police department, Major General Mohammed Ahmed, claimed on June 23 that all the deaths were caused by the consumption of methanol and other toxic substances. Most of the bodies were found in Omdurman and Khartoum. The police stated a second statement that they put their hands on the gangs that was supplying these toxic substances and has arrested six suspects. Sudanese experts on drugs expressed their surprise on how the suspects were able to obtain such lethal substance which is limited in distribution to certain specialized and professional categories.