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  • Dangerous dose of eutylone in ‘Red Bull’ tablets
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    23 February 2021

    A dangerous amount of eutylone has been detected in ‘Red Bull’ tablets in Christchurch and Wellington.

  • Toxic chemical sold as MDMA in Auckland
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    06 November 2020

    The toxic chemical methylenedianiline is being sold as MDMA in Auckland.

  • Flualprazolam found in fake ‘Xanax’ tablet
    Notification
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    12 October 2020

    Flualprazolam, a dangerous and potent novel benzodiazepine, has been detected in yellow counterfeit Xanax pills being sold across New Zealand.

  • Serious incidents linked to synthetic cannabinoids in Taranaki
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    02 October 2020

    A number of harm incidents involving synthetic cannabinoids have occurred in the Taranaki region.

  • AMB-FUBINACA detected
    Notification
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    22 September 2020

    The synthetic cannabinoid AMB-FUBINACA has been detected in a number of locations across New Zealand.

  • Increase in fake Xanax tablets
    Notification
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    14 August 2020

    There has been an increase in the availability of fake ‘Xanax bar’ tablets across New Zealand.

  • Synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-4en-PINACA detected
    Notification
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    08 July 2020

    High Alert has received information about the presence of MDMB-4en-PINACA, a synthetic cannabinoid that's an analogue of 5F-ADB.

  • New cathinone N-Ethylheptedrone detected
    Notification
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    29 June 2020

    High Alert has received information about the presence of cathinone N-Ethylheptedrone. This has never previously been found in New Zealand.

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