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REVESBY, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, AUG 6 – The man allegedly ran a sophisticated drug network supplying 2.1 kilograms of nitazene-laced vape liquid, raising public health concerns about this potent synthetic opioid, police said.
- NSW Police arrested a 20-year-old man last Friday at a Revesby property and charged him with supplying nitazene-laced vape liquid and dealing with proceeds of crime.
- The arrest followed an investigation by Strike Force Southminster into a sophisticated drug distribution network operating between March and July in Sydney.
- During the raid on August 1, police confiscated various electronics, vaping equipment, a total of 2.1 kilograms of nitazene—including 1.8 kilograms discovered inside a safe—as well as $7,180 in cash, a pair of replica firearms, and a stun device.
- Detective Superintendent John Watson described this as the first case in Australia involving nitazene-laced vape liquid and expressed serious concern about this emerging trend in the illegal drug market, highlighting that nitazenes are extremely addictive, powerful, and can cause fatal overdoses with symptoms such as slowed breathing and skin discoloration.
- The man was refused bail on August 2 and will reappear in Burwood Local Court on September 24, while health experts urge recreational drug users to carry naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses including from nitazenes.
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In an Australian first, NSW Police have charged a man with allegedly supplying highly potent nitazene-laced vape liquid.The 20-year-old was arrested last Friday when officers from Strike Force Southminster raided a property at Revesby in Sydney's south-west.Detectives also found electronics, vape hardware, vials and $7180 in cash.READ MORE: 'We've hit breaking point': Queensland teachers strike over pay and safetyTwo imitation firearms and an el…
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