Meth lab

ABC News – “Amphetamine arrests nearly double in past five years, according to Crime Commission’s Illicit Drug Data Report”

Domnick Hetmanska 15/05/2015

15 May 2015 – Authors: Lorna Knowles and Rebecca Armitage – Source: ABC News The number of amphetamine arrests across Australia has almost doubled in the past five years, as crime authorities warn they have never seen any substance as destructive as crystal methylamphetamine, or ice. The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) said police made a record […]

Crime, Meth lab, Property

ABC News – Australia in the grip of an ice epidemic with makeshift labs leaving a toxic legacy

Domnick Hetmanska 25/01/2015

25 January 2015 – Authors: Lorna Knowles and Alison McClymont – Source: ABC News Australia is in the grip of an ice epidemic and hundreds of clandestine drug labs are springing up around the country each year, in suburban homes, motels and even in car boots and trucks. Authorities warn the labs are leaving a […]

Crime, Meth lab, Property

ABC News – “Home drug labs: National laws needed to protect future property owners, Queensland police say”

Domnick Hetmanska 22/12/2014

22 December 2014 – Author: Alyse Edwards – Source: ABC News Queensland police are campaigning for national laws to protect residents from the toxic side effects of clandestine drug laboratories. The state is Australia’s methamphetamine production capital, according to police, with more than 600 undercover drug operations uncovered in homes, rental properties and businesses over the […]

Crime, Health, Meth lab, Property

sourceable.net – “Meth Labs Next Wave of Property Litigation”

Domnick Hetmanska 04/06/2014

4 June 2014 – Author: Stephen Smith – Source: sourceable.net All around the world, a growing phenomenon of using private and often rented accommodation as laboratories for producing methamphetamine is causing enormous headaches for property owners and neighbours and spawning a new wave in construction related litigation. Methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, P or […]

Crime, Meth lab

The Conversation – “Ice age: the rise of crystal meth in Australia”

Domnick Hetmanska 01/05/2014

1 May 2014 – Author: Terry Goldsworthy – Source: The Conversation The 2012-13 Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report, released earlier this week, provides mounting evidence that crystal meth is becoming a large-scale problem for law enforcement and health authorities in Australia. Methamphetamine hydrochloride, better known as crystal meth or ice, first became […]