India’s Opioid Kings – BBC Africa Eye Documentary

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Who is flooding West Africa with dangerous opioids? The BBC goes undercover to find out. Click here to subscribe to our channel …

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@BBCAfrica March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

🚨UPDATE 23/02/25: India bans two opioids behind crisis in West Africa in response to this #BBCEye and #BBCAfricaEye investigation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx2vwg8gq1o
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@mohamadnizam88 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Bullshit.. if you want power, use stimulant.. methamphetamine..they use pill because sick of simptom withdrawl..

@ritaarthur9682 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Such a filthy looking country (India) destroying the people of other countries. I blame those stupid people working at various port because of their greedy and selfish interest.😡😡😡

@Absoladapo March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

225mg is a lot I suffer from Sickle Cell and I live london I have never seen 225mg before. 11:14 11:15

@aggproduction5704 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Indians are the KINGS in every FRAUD scheme.

All Countries need to boycott their products until the government puts a full stop to these businesses

@Listentotrut March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

What’s new?
Counterfeit medicine was made in India it As if it is made in Europe
They even made counterfeit medicine that is made in India and being sold in my country since the 80s
India has no law locally
So they will not take much care of a third world country in Africa

@mandyellis876 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Excellent work and reporting on this issue. These journalists are absolutely fearless!

@Ahhiiiiiiiii March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Saviour in dis countri at least

@razor2k911 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Thanks for telling this story ❤ awareness is step 1.

@pcebro March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

As an Indian I am disgusted with what India has become. It has lost it's humanity, its soul and sold it's morals for a few dollars. I hope Africa will get through it. The people of Africa has suffered for centuries and it needs to end. 🙏

@haiderkhan3007 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Indians are exploiting Africa. Sadly, the Africans don’t even realise that

@jozefsoucik3115 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

well asking drug addictive : "How does taking drugs help you?" is same as "…soooo why are you gay?

@IsmaelJalloh-b8t March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Wait till you see sierra leone

@veronicaachieng8652 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

😢

@bakermusa9033 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Love to BBC eye . World leader news agency

@ryand141 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

It would help if she could speak English properly.

@burnheretic3950 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

What a waste of money. Tramadol is comparatively weak pain med. Not a opiate like vicodine or something. I was prescribed it years ago once for a hockey injury. It didn't have the 'high' like percocet or vicodin. But helped with pain. Seemed similar to taking a couple Tylenol and a ibuprofen. I think they are wasting more money chasing this junk around than they would if they made this med more easily accessible to the local population. No one is nodding out on tramadol unless they are drinking also or something. Just my opinion. The war on drugs just makes politicians and pharma companies rich. Make legal alternatives and spend more money on substance abuse education. The problem will go away in a generation or two.

@torethyen3893 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

46:42 and it gives y'all cancer as a bonus. God's sense of justice does exist, it seems.

@torethyen3893 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

40:51 Stop twisting the dudes words he said it can be dangerous when misused.

@torethyen3893 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Soooo ridiculous. If you outlaw the safely produced opiods, you might develop a fentanyl pipeline as a result or an afghan heroin issue!

At least you know the dosage and that it's been produced in safe and sterile conditions with the current products.

These people aren't going after the root causes of drug addiction and they are making a bad situation worse. Look at history ffs.

@torethyen3893 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

24:34 There's no evidence for that… Both of these people are either disingenuous or disastrously ill-informed. They could even be both.
25:06 How to lose all credibility in less than 30 sec!

@42swanroad March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

UK did the same in China. Chinese Opium wars. Hongkong was taken by Britain that way, India has to tighten rules on Medicine exports to Africa. Nigerian drug trade is a global problem. Added it is the link to Black Axe Mafia. There are African drug sellers in many Indian cities.

@Mustapha_ali14 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Black. INVESTIGATION

@philipwilliams3826 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Really no right, after aiding the Covid madness and other pharma myths No right.

@honeyonairraja March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Easy way to become Vishva GURU., LOL… Stay Away from North Indians., they are the spoilers of the world.,

@harrickvharrick3957 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

That voice alone… I'm not gonna listen to THAT!

@ap8672 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Send your agents and make him pay nobproblem 😂

@ojasvahadhikari24 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Seen the full documentary and I think Saumya’s work is quite tough but she did it well

@vajraloka1 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Bbc should do a show on those arrested in UK for simple facebook or Instagram posts. Unbelievable OPPRESSION.

@mouhamedii3546 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Is India having a geopolitical war with west African by using drugs ?

@gameoftown March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

if that's how much individuals are pocketing , how about the Indian government and role.!! AFRIKAN children are dead even before they are born. OH MY GOD !😥😭🙆‍♀

@BobPlay-q8x March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Here in USA,we have methadone,an opioid,for addicts.If you’re poor,you can get it free.They’ll give you all you want.God Bless America…lol

@ima_robot91 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Getting strung out is hard enough but imagine getting strung out on tramadol. What a joke. They can’t just get heroin? Or morphine? Just a lil odd in my opinion.

@erikssonoskar4299 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

I’m a heroin addict in recovery now, but my addiction started with tramadol! I remember about 8-10 years ago getting the Indian tramadol 225mg pills (the ones with apple’s on them), those where all over the streets here in sweden. It didn’t take long for us addicts to go from them to other opioids and later heroin. But since Tramadol is an SNRI aswell the WD from them was horrible

@adolfolerito6744 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Regions like NE Italy are FLOODED by Nigerian gangs that sell tons of basically pure heroin to anybody. Now Nigerians can feel that destruction on their skin too.

@shahid6348474 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Himachal pharmaceutical companies are grossly involved in psychotropics.

@praguepersona9624 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Tramadol? 😂 Lame

@shawnlee3997 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

They blame everyone but themselves. Children

@shawnlee3997 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Afrikans crying. Of course

@kingsleybanafo6040 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

We are all in Ghana here while tramadol is being shipped through tema Harbour ..if Ghana is a serious, Country people will start losing their jobs and been jailed at the harbour… They take money to allow the drugs in..

@kortlandlfskdjflaskjdf7979 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

all authority needs to be dissolved

@MTBBikeLife March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

No different than any drug cartel and its string of companies, authorities and people- its all about the money!

@L14MW4LK3R March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Indias the best I buy Kamagra viagra and cialis along with many other pharmaceuticals at a fraction of the price just rebranded and generic why pay more when you can get it cheaper online

@Blackrebel1973 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Dirty hindus.

@donnyguntmash605 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

"Thousands of lives ruined" as if living in a run down shxt hole slum is better lol

@manofjinjacity March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

If this is happening in West Africa, East Africa particularly Uganda is not immune. African governments should really work to solve community problems

@cassyman436 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

To the speaker: LERN HOW TO TALK NORMALY

@helenaaho9370 March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Wonim Red😂😂

@GHKingz March 25, 2025 - 7:34 pm

Go skul u say No
Learn and be wise u say No.
This are just the start for poor West Africans counties with Low IQ.

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