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New drug 'Bombe' turning people into 'zombies' as hundreds sleep standing up in streets

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drug created with exhaust filters is turning users into zombies and wreaking havoc in a city.“Bombe” is being sold across Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Derived from crushed vehicle exhaust filters, it causes users to stand motionless for hours or sleep for days.In August police rounded up and paraded nearly 100 alleged dealers and Bombe users, which translates to “powerful” in the local Lingala language.Cedrick, a 26-year-old gang leader, told the Reuters news agency: "We used to drink very strong whiskey...we were restless and we would hurt people."But with bombe, it calms you down, you get tired, you stay somewhere standing up or sitting down for a very long time.“When you're done, you go home without.

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