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With the development, anyone found with the drugs could face up to seven years in jail, an unlimited fine, or both, while dealers could be handed a life sentence and/or a fine.
Announcing the move in a statement on Wednesday, James Cleverly, UK home secretary, said drug misuse and addiction ruin lives and damage communities. The synthetic opioids banned are metonitazene; protonitazene; isotonitazene; butonitazene; flunitazene; metodesnitazene and etodesnitazene . In a statement in November 2023, the UK Home Office had said the drugs being banned are “incredibly dangerous” and have similar effects to heroin and fentanyl, posing a higher risk of accidental overdose.“Although there is no current evidence to show these substances are prevalent in the UK, there have been some deaths linked to the drugs which is why the government is taking decisive action to safeguard communities.
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