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| Subject: OZschwitz gulag: 'Illicit' drug arrests and seizures at record high Sat May 16, 2015 12:53 am | |
| A record number of Australians were arrested for illicit drug offences last financial year, according to the Australian Crime Commission.
The commission's annual illicit drug data report, released on Friday, said that there was a record 112,000 illicit drug arrests in Australia in 2013-14, a 10 per cent increase on the previous year. The number of arrests for amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, steroids and hallucinogens were all the highest on record.
There was also a record number of illicit drug seizures, at more than 93,000, a 7 per cent rise on 2012-13. More than 27 tonnes of illicit drugs were seized over the period, compared with less than 20 tonnes in the 12 months before. This included a record 3121 cocaine seizures, and a single 10-tonne seizure of benzaldehyde in Victoria. Benzaldehyde is a chemical used to make methamphetamine.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/illicit-drug-arrests-and-seizures-at-record-high-australian-crime-commission-20150515-gh2n6o.html |
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