NSW police investigating suspicious package deliveries in Sydney

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Packages claiming to be from the NSW Health Department have been appearing in letterboxes across Sydney. Police and health authorities are investigating the suspicious deliveries.

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00:00Well, a number of packages have hit Western Sydney letterboxes over the past few days,

00:06containing a package that purports to be from the New South Wales Health Department.

00:11In it is a small orange fruit, a bit like a kumquat, as well as a note that claims to

00:16be a gift from the New South Wales Health Department, and it also says it's a remedial

00:22therapy.

00:23There's also a handwritten note there that says, compliments of our father.

00:27New South Wales police are investigating this issue, and a Fire and Rescue Hazmat crew also

00:32attended a scene in Blacktown yesterday, where a woman in her 60s suffered a minor adverse

00:38reaction after handling one of these packages.

00:42Police and health authorities have taken to social media to address these issues, confirm

00:47they are investigating it.

00:49They're also urging anyone who might have come into contact with these to wash their

00:52hands thoroughly, and report any information to Crimestoppers or their local police.

00:58The health department has also made an announcement on social media, confirming they would never

01:02drop anything into a letterbox.

01:05Those investigations will be continuing today.

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