Federal police and border force say they have seized 4,200 litres of butanediol over the past three months – mostly imported from ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of litres of a dangerous drug linked to sexual assaults and overdoses have been seized in Sydney after being smuggled into the country in beauty products and food items, authorities say.Federal police and the Australian Border Force (ABF) said on Thursday they had seized 4,200 litres of butanediol – commonly known as “bute” – in the three months since laws were changed to make it a border-controlled drug. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/30/australia-date-rape-drug-bute-butanediol-sexual-assaults-police-seizure
Author : Australian Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-05-30 04:38:03
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