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Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires

Argentinians urged to throw out cocaine after tainted batches kill at least 23

The San Bernardino Hospital in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires. Most of the victims seemed to be men between 30 and 50, early reports suggested.
The San Bernardino Hospital in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires. Most of the victims seemed to be men between 30 and 50, early reports suggested. Photograph: Emiliano Lasalvia/AFP/Getty

Authorities in Argentina are advising drug consumers to throw away any cocaine they may have purchased in the last two days after at least 23 people died after ingesting adulterated cocaine in the Greater Buenos Aires area.

Eighty-four others are are currently under intensive care, of which 20 have been intubated, but authorities fear the death toll could increase as further victims are found to have died alone at home.

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