US EditionUK’s ‘largest ever haul’ of synthetic opioids seized after raids in parts of London
- Police and border officials in the UK have made the largest ever seizure of synthetic opioids, including 150,000 tablets of Nitazene, a drug linked to serious harm and deaths.
- The raid also uncovered other class A and B drugs, a firearm, a pill pressing machine, over £60,000 in cash, and £8,000 in cryptocurrency. 11 suspects have been charged with conspiracy to supply drugs.
- Synthetic opioids have been infiltrated into the drugs supply network, posing a significant risk, and British law enforcement aims to prevent their rise in use.
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Police seize 150,000 pills in UK’s biggest haul of deadly synthetic opioids at illegal drugs factory
POLICE seized Britain’s biggest haul of deadly synthetic opioids at an illegal drugs factory. They recovered 150,000 tablets of Nitazene and a pill pressing machine. MET POLICE/UNPIXSCops recovered 150,000 tablets of Nitazene, which the authorities believe were being sold on the Dark Web via encrypted chat apps and social media[/caption] MET POLICE/UNPIXSOfficers also recovered a pill pressing machine, £60,000 in cash and a firearm[/caption] The…
Around 150,000 tablets seized in UK’s largest ever synthetic opioid haul
Police seized the largest amount of synthetic opioids in raid on suspected drug factory in London(Picture: Getty Images) Police carried out the largest seizure of synthtic opioids in a series of raids which lead to 11 arrests. Around 150,000 tablets of a drug called Nitazene were found in Waltham Forest, east London, in a factory set up to make the pills, police said. Detectives believe the drug was being sold on the dark web. They also found v…
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