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[Link] How drug smugglers are trying to outsmart border officials at Australian ports
Read: 10/5/2022 www.abc.net.au
International crime syndicates are attempting to smuggle drugs into the country strapped to the hulls of cargo ships to evade detection, police say. Once the ship arrives at the port, scuba divers are standing by to collect the contraband.
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[Link] New Zealand Becomes First Country in the World To Fully Legalise Drug Checking
Read: 30/11/2021 www.vice.com
New Zealand has become the first country in the world to permanently legalise drug checking services, which will allow individuals to test the safety of illicit substances at festivals and other locations without the fear of legal repercussions.
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[Link] The Pacific is in danger of becoming a semi-narco region
Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Four years ago I stood in front of a top level security conference and warned that we have just a few years to get on top of the problem of drugs being trafficked through the Pacific region or it could turn into a semi-narco region, controlled by criminal syndicates.
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[Link] Historic Drug Bust Found 450 Kilograms of Heroin Among Ceramic Tiles
Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com
The heroin, which was believed to be worth at least $140 million, was hidden among ceramic tiles that were being transported in an industrial shipping container addressed to a Melbourne business, border officers confirmed on Saturday.
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[Link] 'Tell them I'm delusional': Accused gunman's instructions prior to alleged murders
Read: 6/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Mihalis Makrylos said Mr Hoffmann came to his house in Darwin's northern suburbs, woke him up him around 2:00am and asked him to go with him to Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH).
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[Link] Three charged for allegedly trying to shoot drugs into SA prison by bow and arrow
Read: 8/9/2021 www.abc.net.au
Three people have been arrested for allegedly trying to use a bow and arrow to shoot drugs into the Port Augusta Prison. Late yesterday afternoon, police were called when three people were seen in a car acting suspiciously behind the jail.
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