Melbourne has been named the heroin capital of Australia after sewerage water tests revealed a high concentration of the drug in Victoria, with levels soaring above any other state in the country.
A report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) found Victoria had the highest traces of heroin detected in the wastewater its capital city and regional areas in December 2020.
Samples were taken from 11 wastewater sites in Victoria during December 2020 and February 2021, with heroin use skyrocketing to historically high levels.
A large gathering is pictured outside a safe injecting room in North Richmond in Melbourne's inner-east. Locals have complained about groups congregating in high numbers outside the facility not wearing masks