DAR ES SALAAM, July 15 -- WHEN evil can no longer be shocked by decency, it turns to the dead. Yes, you read that right.

As if trafficking narcotics was not already vile, heartless criminals have now taken their depravity to grotesque new depths and that is by desecrating the dead.

According to Tanzanias Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) last week, drug traffickers are exploiting the bodies of deceased Tanzanians who pass away abroad.

In a chilling tactic, they remove the brain from a corpse and stuff the skull with illicit drugs before stitching the head back up, fooling both mourners and customs officers.

If this sounds like something out of a horror movie, that is because it is: A real-life nightmare being staged at our...