Woman charged over attempt to import dangerous drug to Mildura
Woman arrested for trying to import butanediol, a substance linked to sexual assaults and overdoses.
A 33-year-old woman was arrested and charged. She tried to import about 500ml of butanediol, also known as bute.
Australian Border Force stopped the substance at Melbourne Airport in June. Detectives arrested the woman at a Mildura address on Friday morning.
She faces a Commonwealth charge of importing a border-controlled substance. She will appear at Mildura Magistrates Court on December 16.
- 33 years old
- Age
- 500ml of butanediol
- Substance quantity
- Melbourne Airport
- Interception location
- Friday morning
- Arrest date
Why it mattersButanediol is dangerous: police link it to sexual assaults and overdoses. Stopping this import matters for public safety.
AustraliaDrug trafficking to regional communities in Victoria remains a police focus, with multi-agency teams now intercepting shipments before they reach destinations like Mildura.
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