[Link] Operation Ironside nets 18 more suspects as police seize guns and drugs

Read: 2/12/2021 www.abc.net.au

Another 18 men have been arrested in South Australia as part of ongoing Operation Ironside investigations, including two who have been charged with false imprisonment.

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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] Women Who Dressed as Couriers With Pink Backpacks to Deliver Drugs Over Lockdown Jailed

Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com

Each of the women, all Brazilian nationals aged 24 to 33, wore a courier uniform, with distinctive pink backpacks, each with a “team” number written on (1, 2, 3 and 4), and a different coloured wallet inside with the driver’s name on.

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[Link] Turns Out Your DNA Sticks to MDMA Caps. That Could Help Police Track Down Drug Dealers.

Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com

Forensic scientists have found a way to recover human DNA from the surface of pills and capsules – a breakthrough that they hope will help law enforcement agencies nail down criminals and expose illegal drug syndicates.

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[Link] $40m psychedelic medicine institute launches in Melbourne

Read: 30/7/2021 www.smh.com.au

A world-first global research institute that aims to develop new pharmaceutical-grade psychedelic medicine to treat mental health disorders is launching in Melbourne on Friday.

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