Police found an 'extraordinary' amount of fentanyl in Melbourne. What makes this drug different?

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After a record amount of fentanyl was seized in Melbourne, authorities are sounding the alarm about the highly dangerous drug that has rarely been found in Australia.

Federal authorities have found an "extraordinary" amount of fentanyl hidden inside machinery in a Melbourne warehouse.— a record in Australia — and 30 kilograms of methamphetamine that arrived from Canada late last year.

The drug interrupts the way nerves signal pain between the brain and the body, so it can quickly and effectively block pain.Fentanyl is normally prescribed as a patch, but can also come in the form of a lozenge, lollipop or intravenous injection. But the AFP says overseas criminal syndicates are known to lace other drugs with fentanyl, often with fatal consequences.

 

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they are made in Mexico using gasoline It must stink like kerosine

causes people to drop their pants and leave a 2 in the public park at 11am thats why its different, zombie drug

Fentanyl is another by-product of the war on drugs. Time to regulate, legalise and save lives

There goes the Christmas police fund.

40% more spy power sure has paid dividends

'Personal Use'

Cops will pretend that it's a contact poison? Did I get it right?

This is seriously horrible stuff, we need to nuke Canada

Oh, I don’t know….let’s ask Prince. Oh, wait….

First hit is fantastic & it's all downhill from there, soo I'm told.

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