Federal police issue warning over ‘alarming’ new potent drug

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Federal police issue warning over ‘alarming’ new potent drug
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has issued an urgent warning over an “extremely potent” new opioid which is considered 10 times more potent than fentanyl, and by taking it, users were “playing Russian roulette with your life”.

The Australia n Federal Police has issued a warning to the community over an"alarming" new opioid deemed 10 times more potent than fentanyl and flooding into the country from all over the world.The Australia n Federal Police has issued an urgent warning over an “extremely potent” new opioid which is considered 10 times more potent than fentanyl, and by taking it, users were “playing Russian roulette with your life”.

AFP Forensics, who had analysed a sample of seized nitazenes, found no evidence they were being made in Australia. Picture: AFP AFP's forensics team, who had analysed a sample of seized nitazenes, found no evidence they were being made in Australia. In June 2024, police seized 4kg of a “Nitazene analogue” during a search of a 28-year-old Malaysian citizen’s home in Doncaster East, Melbourne.

“Taking nitazenes is like playing Russian roulette with your life – it’s a serious gamble and even the smallest amount can lead to a fatal overdose.according to an article published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute

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