This is a semi beat up. Meperidone is nasty stuff. It’s good that customs has intercepted it…
… But Crystal Meth or “P” is far, far more toxic. And that is locally manufactured.
Dunedin and Wanaka have accounted for nearly half of all New Zealand intercepts of the recreational drug mephedrone.The drug, which in its powdered form is sold as a plant fertiliser in Britain and used as a substitute for ecstasy, has been linked to several deaths in the UK and one in Sweden.British police said mephedrone contributed to the deaths of Louis Wainwright 18 and Nicholas Smith 19, who died on Monday, The Times in London reported.In New Zealand, mephedrone is classified as a Class C drug, and carries a maximum sentence of eight years for persons convicted of supply; and three months' jail or a $500 fine if found in a person's possession.Mephedrone is also banned in Norway, Finland, Denmark, Israel and Sweden.