Police said in the past 12 months, High Alert social media pages have reached 1.1 million people, with the audience being predominantly aged between 18 and 34 and living in urban centres. Detective Inspector Blair Macdonald, police manager in the National Drug Intelligence Bureau (NDIB), said a key objective for DIANZ was to build a mailing list, so it can reach people via email when issuing an alert. More than 211,000 people have visited the High Alert website over the past year, generating more than 329,000 page views.
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An example of eutylone, sold as MDMA, found by drug testing service Know Your Stuff last summer.
Official Information Act data shows there has been more ‘liquid-ecstasy drugs’ seized by Police and Customs in the first three months of this year than in the entirety of 2019. “The National Drug Intelligence Bureau released data to the Sensible Sentencing .
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The Government passed legislation that allowed recreational drugs to be legally tested at summer festivals in December. Credits: Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images
National MP Simon Bridges has been accused of disrespecting families of the dead after linking fatalities at festivals over summer with drug-testing services, despite none of the deaths being linked to drug use.
The Government last year temporarily legalised drug-testing services at music festivals, which had already been operating in a legal grey area for several years. That law is set to expire in December, but in April Health Minister Andrew Little said it would be made permanent.