Isotocyanozene found in ‘opioid’ capsule

Published on September 22, 2025
A CAPSULE FILLED WITH WHITE POWDER expected to contain an unknown opioid was found to contain the novel nitazene isotocyanozene (5-cyano-isotodesnitazene). While nitazenes have been detected in several parts of Australia, including at CanTEST in Canberra, this is the first detection of isotocyanozene at a drug collection service in Australia. There is no readily available
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