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A 20-year-old man has become the first person in Australia to be charged with supplying vape liquid laced with nitazene - a highly dangerous synthetic opioid. Voice-over powered by AI.
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00:00A 20-year-old man has become the first person in Australia to be charged with supplying vape
00:05liquid laced with nitazine, a highly dangerous synthetic opioid. New South Wales police officers
00:12allege the 20-year-old was running a sophisticated illicit drug distribution operation from March to
00:18July 2025. Detectives were joined by public order and riot squad teams in completing a warrant at
00:26a home in Reevesby in Sydney around midday on August 1. The search uncovered electronics,
00:32vape hardware, vials and $7,180 in cash. Two imitation firearms and an electrical weapon
00:42were also seized. A raid on August 4 in Reevesby also led to the discovery of further 1.8 kilograms
00:50of nitazine, bringing the total quantity seized to 2.1 kilograms.

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