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Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants

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Stolen poppies contain dangerously high concentrations of thebaine and oripavine, authorities warn. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Thieves have stolen hundreds of "toxic" poppy heads from a rural farm, prompting a public health alert over the potentially life-threatening products.

Police are investigating after intruders looted about 1700 dried poppy plants from a farm in Ballarat between February 14 and 16, police said.

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