4 people, including a teenager, were found dead in a Melbourne home with synthetic opioid, possibly protonitazene, not fentanyl.

Four people, including a teenager, were found dead in a home in Melbourne's north. Preliminary tests confirmed the presence of a synthetic opioid in all four victims, with no presence of fentanyl detected. The deaths are currently being treated as non-suspicious, and authorities are investigating whether the opioid found in the bodies may be linked to a recent warning by Victoria's Health Department about cocaine being sold in Melbourne laced with protonitazene, a deadly synthetic opioid.

July 04, 2024
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