Police are investigating a country Victorian crime racket involving deer being poached and their heads being swapped for the drug ice.
Farmers who smelt rotting flesh wafting from the bush are now finding the headless carcasses piling up in growing numbers on properties in the state's high country and Gippsland.
Firing high-powered rifles on private land not only raises safety concerns, but police intelligence suggests a more sinister aspect has emerged.
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