Tainted cocaine kills 20 in Argentina with dozens more hospitalised

Local media reported the drug had been cut' with a toxic substance as authorities said it might have been intentional

At least 20 people have died in Argentina and dozens have been hospitalised after consuming cocaine suspected of containing a poisonous substance, authorities in Buenos Aires province, at the centre of the incident, said.

Experts were still analysing the drug to determine what was in it that caused the deaths. Judicial officials said one hypothesis being considered was that the cocaine was intentionally adulterated as part of a settling of scores between traffickers.