He puts the car in drive and on a long desert highway, Yasser's just minutes away from obtaining his supply of heroin
Published On 25 Oct 200925 Oct 2009
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At least 15km later and he's crossed into no man's land with several multiple electric towers dotting the desert land to signal a civilization nearby
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Blurred in the distance is his destination, marked by a group of cars transporting young men itching to make their transaction
Yasser catches up with them as they head towards an illicit meeting point where dealers hand quantities of heroin to their customers
From afar you watch their fate being sealed in a stealthy exchange. One gram of heroin costs as little as $20, but you could spend more depending on its purity
This is three grams of heroin wrapped by a dealer in a piece of paper ironically labelled with the name Ezapril, a medication that treats heart failure. An overdose of heroin can lead to heart failure.
