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'Absolute scourge': Stuart Nash voices concerns over rise of fentanyl in NZ

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 10 Nov 2025, 3:49pm
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more powerful than heroin and much easier and cheaper to produce. Photo / 123rf
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more powerful than heroin and much easier and cheaper to produce. Photo / 123rf

'Absolute scourge': Stuart Nash voices concerns over rise of fentanyl in NZ

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 10 Nov 2025, 3:49pm

The Government's making moves to reduce the harm caused by New Zealand's methamphetamine problems - amid growing concerns about fentanyl's impact.

The Defence Force, Customs, police and intelligence agencies will work together to disrupt the trade before it reaches New Zealand.

Former Police Minister Stuart Nash has examined the fentanyl epidemic impacting the US - and he joined the Afternoons team to discuss further.

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