Federal authorities have intercepted a record amount of the potentially deadly opioid fentanyl, hidden inside machinery sent to Melbourne.
The Australia Federal Police and Australia Border Force today announced the seizure of 11 kilograms of fentanyl and 30kg of methamphetamine found inside an industrial wooden lathe — machinery used for wood or metal working — that arrived at the Port of Melbourne from Canada in December last year.
Australia has only ever recorded illicit fentanyl importations of less than 30g, with the first case in 2017. Fentanyl is a fast-acting opioid that is highly addictive and acts on the same receptors in the body as heroin.
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