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Police look to change 'inadequate' law to combat synthetic drugs crisis
28 Aug 2018
A law change to give police stronger powers to tackle makers and sellers of synthetic drugs could be on the cards, the police minister says.
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Maraenui: No local support for synthetic addicts
28 Aug 2018Synthetic addicts in the Napier suburb of Maraenui are giving up trying to quit the drug, saying getting help is simply too hard after a local free walk-in…
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Maraenui: Hard for police to shut down synthetic cannabis sales
27 Aug 2018Police in Napier say they are doing all they can to stop sellers of synthetic cannabis in the suburb of Maraenui, but it's difficult to shut them down… Audio
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Maraenui: The suburb swallowed by synthetics
27 Aug 2018In Napier's poorest suburb, empty lots replace state housing, unemployment dominates, and, each evening, synthetic cannabis joints light up as 'The Nui' falls…
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