Tasmania Police is investigating the theft of a significant quantity of poppy capsules from a regulated crop located between Tunbridge and Campbell Town in the State's Northern Midlands.
The Department of Health advises that poppy plants are toxic and ingestion can be life-threatening and should be treated as an emergency - call 000 immediately for an ambulance.
Anyone with information about the theft - believed to have occurred during evening hours between Friday, 9 January and Monday, 12 January - to contact police.
It is believed that a vehicle or multiple vehicles were parked adjacent to the crop during this period and would have been visible from the Midlands Highway.
Police are particularly interested in hearing from anyone who may have observed a Black VW Golf parked on the side of the highway near poppy crops or motorists passing through this area who were operating a dash camera at the time.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Tasmania Police on 131 444 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers Tasmania at www.crimestopperstas.com.au or by calling 1800 333 000.
For more information on the dangers of poppies visit https://nre.tas.gov.au/agriculture/multifaceted-agriculture/plant-industries/tasmanian-poppy-industry/dangers-of-poppies
