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New wave of synthetic drugs threatening Australia: police

Xinhua, October 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

Australia's Victoria state police are bracing for a new wave of synthetic drugs which could take over ice as the most menacing drug in society.

"We all know it is coming. It is a turbocharged version of ice, " Victoria's Chief Commissioner, Graham Ashton, told Fairfax Media on Thursday.

Ashton said international syndicates would try to establish a market in Australia.

Ice, or Methamphetamine, has been widely acknowledged as the nation's most destructive drug in recent years.

However, Ashton believes it may have a new challenger. Endi