Australia: Drug Market and Head

australia: Methylamphetamine remains one of the most consumed and seized illicit drugs in Australia, the report released on today shows, according to Nine News Australia. The ACIC's head Michael Phelan says serious and organised criminals are at the centre of the country's illicit drug market. To improve your experience update it here News National Police seize 30 tonnes of drugs worth 5 billion By AAP5 31am Aug 6, 2019Facebook Tweet MailA record 30.6 tonnes of illicit drugs worth about 5 billion were seized across the nation in the 2017-18 financial year, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission says in its latest report. Methylamphetamine, widely known as ice, is one of the most consumed and seized illicit drugs in Australia AAP The estimated street value of the weight of amphetamines, MDMA, cocaine and heroin seized nationally in 2017-18 is nearly 5 billion, underlining the size of the black economy that relates to illicit drugs alone, Mr Phelan said. The report combines illicit drug data from a variety of sources including law enforcement, forensic services, health and academia. We know serious and organised crime groups continue to generate significant profits from the sale of illicit substances, with the price paid for illicit drugs in Australia among the highest in the world. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.