Alerts & notifications
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Heroin misrepresented as cocaine in the Auckland regionNotification|30 November 2024
Heroin has been found in a white powder that was sold as cocaine in the Auckland region.
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Toxic chemical mercury chloride misrepresented as MDMA in Wellington regionNotification|15 November 2024
The toxic chemical mercury chloride has been detected in a white powder presumed to be MDMA in the Wellington region.
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Toxic chemicals misrepresented as an opioid in Waikato regionNotification|05 July 2024
The toxic chemicals phenanthroline and diethylene glycol have been detected in a peach/orange liquid presumed to an opioid in the Waikato region.
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Highly potent synthetic opioid detected in fake diazepam tabletNotification|06 May 2024
UPDATED 6 May 2024
A highly potent synthetic opioid, N-Desethyletonitazene, has been detected in a fake benzodiazepine tablets. -
Synthetic Cannabinoid misrepresented as DMTNotification|03 May 2024
UPDATED 3 May 2024
Synthetic Cannabinoid MDMB-4en-PINACA has been detected in a yellow powder presumed to be DMT -
Heroin sold as ketamine in Auckland regionNotification|25 November 2023
Heroin has been found in a white powder that was sold as ketamine in the Auckland region.
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Highly potent synthetic opioid misrepresented as butonitazeneNotification|03 November 2023
More highly potent nitazene variations have been identified.
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Fake oxycodone tablets linked to serious harmNotification|27 September 2023
Fake oxycodone tablets, containing metonitazene, may be linked to a recent death and serious hospitalisations in New Zealand
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Synthetic cannabinoid harm in Christchurch linked to hospitalisationsNotification|10 November 2022
A particularly dangerous batch of synthetic cannabinoids has been linked to serious harm in Christchurch in November 2022.
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Yellow tablet/powder containing potent opioid likely to cause serious harmNotification|21 October 2022
UPDATED 28 MARCH 2023
Serious harm has been identified in relation to metonitazene found in a yellow powder. High Alert urges continued caution, particularly in the Auckland region.