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Fentanyl Looms in New Zealand | Auckland News
Fentanyl’s shadow looms over New Zealand as experts brace for a potential synthetic opioid tsunami, fueled by fears of organized crime exploiting the drug’s potency and global trafficking routes. While overdose deaths have dipped recently, nearly 1,300 lives were lost to accidental opioid overdoses between 2016 and 2024 — and a few non-fatal fentanyl cases already confirmed in 2022. Law enforcement remains skeptical of an imminent epidemic, citing strong existing drug markets and lower opioid addiction rates, but warns of deadly counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl or nitazenes. Customs is…
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