Key Points Police have stopped the illegal importation of 4200 litres of butanediol - commonly known as "bute". The drug, an industrial chemical typically used to produce plastics, was "extremely dangerous". Authorities said the imports originate from the Asian market, with the "majority of larger quantities from China".
Benign-looking beauty products and food items have been used to smuggle thousands of litres of a dangerous date-rape drug into the country in the months after import restrictions were tightened. Authorities have stopped the illegal importation of 4,200 litres of butanediol — commonly known as "bute" — in the three months since laws were changed to make it a border-controlled drug. What happens after you take the drug? When consumed, the drug is metabolised into gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), which slows down the brain's messaging to the body.
Australian Federal Police commander Kate Ferry said the drug, which is an industrial chemical typically used to produce plastics, was "extremely dangerous and damaging to humans". 'Predominantly' used in date rape..
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