New Zealand is “grossly underprepared” for the arrival of fentanyl, experts say, after the deadly drug was discovered circulating in the community for the first time, causing a string of overdoses.
Twelve people were hospitalised or required urgent medical care in the Wairarapa region this weekend, after accidentally overdosing on fentanyl that had been sold as cocaine. Police said it marked the first time that the powdered drug had been found circulating in the New Zealand drug market.
