Fentanyl found in heroin sample
Published on May 10, 2026
Two brown powder samples expected to contain heroin were found to contain fentanyl, phenacetin, paracetamol, heroin (6% in one sample, 10% in the other), and fluorofentanyl. The samples were sourced locally (ACT region). What does this mean? Fentanyl carries the risk of fatal, opioid-like overdose, estimated to be between 50 and 100 times stronger than