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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
00:04supplying vape liquid laced with nitazine, a highly dangerous synthetic
00:09opioid. New South Wales police officers alleged the 20-year-old was running a
00:14sophisticated illicit drug distribution operation from March to July 2025.
00:20Detectives were joined by public order and riot squad teams in completing a
00:25warrant at a home in Reevesby in Sydney around midday on August 1. The search
00:31uncovered electronics, vape hardware, vials and $7,180 in cash. Two imitation
00:39firearms and an electrical weapon were also seized. A raid on August 4 in
00:45Reevesby also led to the discovery of further 1.8 kilograms of nitazine,
00:51bringing the total quantity seized to 2.1 kilograms.

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