The Age: ‘Canary in the coal mine’, Alert for deadly fentanyl shipments at our borders

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Penington Institute’s CEO John Ryan spoke to reporter Melissa Cunningham from The Age about the risks of illicit fentanyl supply reaching Australia.

“I think there’s a significant risk for Australia. The police detected 11 kilos of fentanyl last year and that is the canary in the coal mine because it means at least some traffickers are interested in bringing fentanyl to Australia.”

Read the full article in The Age here:

https://www.theage.com.au/national/canary-in-the-coal-mine-alert-for-deadly-fentanyl-shipments-at-our-borders-20230622-p5diq2.html

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