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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]