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My friend, you should think about this a bit more deeply.
What is DiTM? Do you know? Check it out, read a bit, and see if you understand things a bit better.
We are not, by any means, trying to reinforce what the media are saying.
On the contrary, nearly all of the time we are pointing out problems with what the media publish.
So, feel free to discuss these articles with us.
Are the biased? Can you explain why? We are doing this job together. Please join us.
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Police seize 60 kilograms of methamphetamine destined for Adelaide, man with Hells Angels links arrested
A man with bikie links has been arrested after 60 kilograms of methamphetamine, bound for the streets of Adelaide, were intercepted in a shipment of stones, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said.
Police estimated the drugs' street value at $40 million, and said they were hidden in a shipment of stones, sent from Indonesia, intended for use in tiles and floors.
The joint operation involved officers from AFP, Australian Border Force and South Australia Police.
South Australian AFP Commander Peter Sykora said it was "one of the largest seizures in South Australia's history".
"The ice was broken up into 60 lots of one kilogram each," he said.
Police charged a 43-year-old Flinders Park man with the importation of a commercial quantity of drugs and said he was an associate, not a member, of the Hells Angels.
Police at that stage substituted the narcotic and replaced it with an inert substance, and then put [that] back within the consignment.
AFP Commander Peter Sykora
"We believe that these drugs were going into the South Australian market, in both metropolitan and country areas," SA Police Detective Chief Inspector Anthony Crameri said.
Commander Sykora said the drugs were found just before Christmas before police hatched a plot to track them.
"It was within those four cardboard boxes that the ice was located," he said.
"Police at that stage substituted the narcotic and replaced it with an inert substance, and then put [that] back within the consignment."
Officers tracked the drugs to a business at Royal Park where police alleged the man checked on the delivery yesterday.
PHOTO: The drugs were found just before Christmas before police hatched a plot to track them by replacing them with a substitute. (Twitter: Andrew Colvin)
He left the premises before waiting officers swooped.
Police also searched his home at Flinders Park and a storage facility at Royal Park that was allegedly being used as a drug lab.
"[There] we located 10 kilograms of cannabis and various items including chemicals that are associated with a clandestine laboratory," they said.
Commander Sykora said the man dropped on to the AFP's radar after travelling to Indonesia last year, prompting them to carry out checks on the man's business background.
"I would suspect he has used his company and a similar method of importation previously," he said.
He said South Australia may be considered a soft target, but said the bust proves "that's not the case whatsoever".
Police said they were unsure if there would be further arrests, and the 43-year-old would appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-08/man-arrested-after-60kg-of-ice-intercepted/7076778
A man with bikie links has been arrested after 60 kilograms of methamphetamine, bound for the streets of Adelaide, were intercepted in a shipment of stones, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said.
Police estimated the drugs' street value at $40 million, and said they were hidden in a shipment of stones, sent from Indonesia, intended for use in tiles and floors.
The joint operation involved officers from AFP, Australian Border Force and South Australia Police.
South Australian AFP Commander Peter Sykora said it was "one of the largest seizures in South Australia's history".
"The ice was broken up into 60 lots of one kilogram each," he said.
Police charged a 43-year-old Flinders Park man with the importation of a commercial quantity of drugs and said he was an associate, not a member, of the Hells Angels.
Police at that stage substituted the narcotic and replaced it with an inert substance, and then put [that] back within the consignment.
AFP Commander Peter Sykora
"We believe that these drugs were going into the South Australian market, in both metropolitan and country areas," SA Police Detective Chief Inspector Anthony Crameri said.
Commander Sykora said the drugs were found just before Christmas before police hatched a plot to track them.
"It was within those four cardboard boxes that the ice was located," he said.
"Police at that stage substituted the narcotic and replaced it with an inert substance, and then put [that] back within the consignment."
Officers tracked the drugs to a business at Royal Park where police alleged the man checked on the delivery yesterday.
PHOTO: The drugs were found just before Christmas before police hatched a plot to track them by replacing them with a substitute. (Twitter: Andrew Colvin)
He left the premises before waiting officers swooped.
Police also searched his home at Flinders Park and a storage facility at Royal Park that was allegedly being used as a drug lab.
"[There] we located 10 kilograms of cannabis and various items including chemicals that are associated with a clandestine laboratory," they said.
Commander Sykora said the man dropped on to the AFP's radar after travelling to Indonesia last year, prompting them to carry out checks on the man's business background.
"I would suspect he has used his company and a similar method of importation previously," he said.
He said South Australia may be considered a soft target, but said the bust proves "that's not the case whatsoever".
Police said they were unsure if there would be further arrests, and the 43-year-old would appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-08/man-arrested-after-60kg-of-ice-intercepted/7076778
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Ice-addicted Victorian father to spend one year behind bars after crime spree
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Alleged shooter of Sydney cop 'a former ice addict nurse'
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Waterloo unit fire uncovers secret drug lab
A 31-YEAR-OLD was arrested after a fire allegedly led police to a drug lab at an inner-city unit last night.
Emergency services were called to the eighth-floor apartment at Potter St in Waterloo just after 11.30pm on Wednesday night, after reports of a fire.
It is believed the fire was sparked by a drug lab contained inside the unit.
A 31-year-old man living in the unit was arrested by police and taken by paramedics to Royal North Shore Hospital for treatment of burns.
A resident living in the building said he was on the terrace below when he looked up and saw flames.
The witness, who did not want to be named, said he grabbed a water hose to help put out the blaze.
However, he said he soon became confused when the man living in the unit, who was stark naked, tried to shrug off the blaze.
“He said ‘it’s under control you don’t need to call the fire fighters, no need to help’,” the witness said.
“I think they closed the windows,” he said.
But, he decided to call triple-0 when the fire got “out of control”, the witness said.
“Suddenly, the fire was as high as the ceiling,” he said.
The witness said he became even more puzzled when the occupier allegedly denied living there to police.
“I’m not sure if his understanding of English is that good, because when police asked ‘is this your unit’, he said ‘no’,” he said.
The unit — which he described as a “pretty quiet” household normally — was occupied by a couple and another man, he said.
Hundreds of residents were evacuated from the apartment block after the fire started and were not allowed to return to their beds until hours later.
The apartment building did not have a speaker system to alert people to fire and the alarm was instead raised by screams of panic from residents in the adjacent building.
Some people, like 19-year-old Taylah Dwyer, had evacuated the building by the time police arrived.
“I was just loading the dishwasher and all I heard was people screaming ‘everyone get out’,” Ms Dwyer said.
“My instinct was to get outside — I was really panicked, I’m only 19,” she said.
A crime scene was established and the police chemical operations unit and Fire & Rescue Hazmat were asked to attend.
Up to eight police officers were treated at the scene for possible exposure to toxic materials and smoke.
A number of them also rinsed their skin at the scene, after it had potentially been exposed to toxic chemicals while they were inside the unit.
The exact drugs being produced in the drug lab is not yet clear.
However, a witness told The Daily Telegraph he overheard it being referred to as a “meth lab” by emergency service workers.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne.../news-story/79c54bfc43c4034f91bfddaca839b2cf?
A 31-YEAR-OLD was arrested after a fire allegedly led police to a drug lab at an inner-city unit last night.
Emergency services were called to the eighth-floor apartment at Potter St in Waterloo just after 11.30pm on Wednesday night, after reports of a fire.
It is believed the fire was sparked by a drug lab contained inside the unit.
A 31-year-old man living in the unit was arrested by police and taken by paramedics to Royal North Shore Hospital for treatment of burns.
A resident living in the building said he was on the terrace below when he looked up and saw flames.
The witness, who did not want to be named, said he grabbed a water hose to help put out the blaze.
However, he said he soon became confused when the man living in the unit, who was stark naked, tried to shrug off the blaze.
“He said ‘it’s under control you don’t need to call the fire fighters, no need to help’,” the witness said.
“I think they closed the windows,” he said.
But, he decided to call triple-0 when the fire got “out of control”, the witness said.
“Suddenly, the fire was as high as the ceiling,” he said.
The witness said he became even more puzzled when the occupier allegedly denied living there to police.
“I’m not sure if his understanding of English is that good, because when police asked ‘is this your unit’, he said ‘no’,” he said.
The unit — which he described as a “pretty quiet” household normally — was occupied by a couple and another man, he said.
Hundreds of residents were evacuated from the apartment block after the fire started and were not allowed to return to their beds until hours later.
The apartment building did not have a speaker system to alert people to fire and the alarm was instead raised by screams of panic from residents in the adjacent building.
Some people, like 19-year-old Taylah Dwyer, had evacuated the building by the time police arrived.
“I was just loading the dishwasher and all I heard was people screaming ‘everyone get out’,” Ms Dwyer said.
“My instinct was to get outside — I was really panicked, I’m only 19,” she said.
A crime scene was established and the police chemical operations unit and Fire & Rescue Hazmat were asked to attend.
Up to eight police officers were treated at the scene for possible exposure to toxic materials and smoke.
A number of them also rinsed their skin at the scene, after it had potentially been exposed to toxic chemicals while they were inside the unit.
The exact drugs being produced in the drug lab is not yet clear.
However, a witness told The Daily Telegraph he overheard it being referred to as a “meth lab” by emergency service workers.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne.../news-story/79c54bfc43c4034f91bfddaca839b2cf?
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Taskforce set up to look at ice use in regional New South Wales
Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, will soon have a community action group to target the illegal drug ice.
The plan is one of a number of proposals to come from a moderated group of police, other emergency service workers, health staff and community service providers, who were called together to discuss the impacts of the use of the drug in the region.
Acting Premier Troy Grant said the overwhelming message coming from stakeholders is that more is needed in terms of prevention, education and treatment for ice users.
"Tackling ice is not a one trick pony - it's about a concerted and concentrated effort across the three areas," he said.
The last half an hour of the 1.5 hour forum was opened up to the media, where there was an emotion-filled discussion.
In wrapping up the meeting, Mr Grant put together a list of recommendations and requested the action group conduct an audit of local referral systems and prepare a 'service map' as a means of identifying gaps in resources.
Mr Grant hasn't put any money on the table but said the group's findings will be reported to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
"We'll have to understand the scope and scale of what's going to be asked of Government before we can talk about the funding of it," he said.
"But we have a clear intent to support communities right across New South Wales in dealing with this issue."
Harsher law enforcement unnecessary: Police
Western Region Commander, Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie, who also attended the forum, said there's no need for a permanent drug squad for Tamworth, as such resources are deployed around the state as needed.
"We don't need a drug squad, we're targeting drug suppliers and manufacturers everyday across all the local area commands in Western Region through various methods," he said.
"But the commands do have resources, they have people and they have the ability to call in specialist resources."
Assistant Commissioner McKechnie echoed Mr Grant's sentiment that the solution is not as simple as sending in more law enforcement resources.
"It's about those three areas: education, law enforcement - we'll do our work - and then there's rehabilitation," he said.
Another recommendation from the forum was for Oxley Local Area Commander, Superintendent Clint Pheeny, to facilitate a forum with young people.
That's expected to be held in the coming months.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-...t-ice-use-in-regional-new-south-wales/7089478
Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, will soon have a community action group to target the illegal drug ice.
The plan is one of a number of proposals to come from a moderated group of police, other emergency service workers, health staff and community service providers, who were called together to discuss the impacts of the use of the drug in the region.
Acting Premier Troy Grant said the overwhelming message coming from stakeholders is that more is needed in terms of prevention, education and treatment for ice users.
"Tackling ice is not a one trick pony - it's about a concerted and concentrated effort across the three areas," he said.
The last half an hour of the 1.5 hour forum was opened up to the media, where there was an emotion-filled discussion.
In wrapping up the meeting, Mr Grant put together a list of recommendations and requested the action group conduct an audit of local referral systems and prepare a 'service map' as a means of identifying gaps in resources.
Mr Grant hasn't put any money on the table but said the group's findings will be reported to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
"We'll have to understand the scope and scale of what's going to be asked of Government before we can talk about the funding of it," he said.
"But we have a clear intent to support communities right across New South Wales in dealing with this issue."
Harsher law enforcement unnecessary: Police
Western Region Commander, Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie, who also attended the forum, said there's no need for a permanent drug squad for Tamworth, as such resources are deployed around the state as needed.
"We don't need a drug squad, we're targeting drug suppliers and manufacturers everyday across all the local area commands in Western Region through various methods," he said.
"But the commands do have resources, they have people and they have the ability to call in specialist resources."
Assistant Commissioner McKechnie echoed Mr Grant's sentiment that the solution is not as simple as sending in more law enforcement resources.
"It's about those three areas: education, law enforcement - we'll do our work - and then there's rehabilitation," he said.
Another recommendation from the forum was for Oxley Local Area Commander, Superintendent Clint Pheeny, to facilitate a forum with young people.
That's expected to be held in the coming months.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-...t-ice-use-in-regional-new-south-wales/7089478
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Man and woman charged over alleged drug supply offences - Pyrmont
A man and woman have been charged over alleged drug supply offences and goods in custody, after police stopped them in Pyrmont this morning.
Just before 5am (Thursday 14 January 2016), officers attached to Sydney City Local Area Command stopped and spoke to a man near Hackett Street.
Police then searched a nearby vehicle, where they allegedly located over 570g of methylamphetamine.
Another man, aged 36, and a woman, aged 29, were arrested and taken to Sydney City Police Station.
Further checks revealed the vehicle had allegedly been stolen from a Victorian address.
All items were seized for forensic examination.
The pair, from Perth, was charged with possess prohibited drug, supply prohibited drug (large commercial quantity), and goods in custody.
They have been refused bail, to appear at Central Local Court tomorrow (Friday 15 January 2016).
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/l...vdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGNTA5OTAuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ==
A man and woman have been charged over alleged drug supply offences and goods in custody, after police stopped them in Pyrmont this morning.
Just before 5am (Thursday 14 January 2016), officers attached to Sydney City Local Area Command stopped and spoke to a man near Hackett Street.
Police then searched a nearby vehicle, where they allegedly located over 570g of methylamphetamine.
Another man, aged 36, and a woman, aged 29, were arrested and taken to Sydney City Police Station.
Further checks revealed the vehicle had allegedly been stolen from a Victorian address.
All items were seized for forensic examination.
The pair, from Perth, was charged with possess prohibited drug, supply prohibited drug (large commercial quantity), and goods in custody.
They have been refused bail, to appear at Central Local Court tomorrow (Friday 15 January 2016).
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/l...vdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGNTA5OTAuaHRtbCZhbGw9MQ==
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[h=1]“There’s Just Nothing For Us To Do”: A Deeper Look At The Crystal Meth Problem In Country Victoria[/h]
Really doubt that guy was smoking 7 grams of ice a day, unless gear in rural Australia is even shitter than I'd heard.
Read more at http://junkee.com/theres-just-nothi...in-country-victoria/61790#QGJ6b1xKwOp0K2wg.99
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[h=1]No Ice 'epidemic' : Drug expert (audio)[/h]
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NSW Police Force
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Police have charged a Muswellbrook man over the commercial supply of methamphetamine after an investigation in the Hunter Valley.
In December 2015, police from Hunter Valley Local Area Command launched Strike Force Wangee to investigate the supply of drugs in the region.
During the investigation, police allege a 30-year-old man was observed selling amphetamine on three occasions.
About 8.30pm yesterday (Thursday 14 January 2016), police arrested the man in Muswellbrook.
After his arrest, officers executed a search warrant at an address in William Street, Muswellbrook.
During the warrant, police seized amphetamine and cannabis, cash, and 12 gauge shotgun cartridges.
The man was taken to Muswellbrook Police Station where he was charged with take part in the supply of commercial quantity of drugs, supply prohibited drug, and possess prohibited drug.
He was refused bail to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court today (15 January 2016).
1 hr ·
Police have charged a Muswellbrook man over the commercial supply of methamphetamine after an investigation in the Hunter Valley.
In December 2015, police from Hunter Valley Local Area Command launched Strike Force Wangee to investigate the supply of drugs in the region.
During the investigation, police allege a 30-year-old man was observed selling amphetamine on three occasions.
About 8.30pm yesterday (Thursday 14 January 2016), police arrested the man in Muswellbrook.
After his arrest, officers executed a search warrant at an address in William Street, Muswellbrook.
During the warrant, police seized amphetamine and cannabis, cash, and 12 gauge shotgun cartridges.
The man was taken to Muswellbrook Police Station where he was charged with take part in the supply of commercial quantity of drugs, supply prohibited drug, and possess prohibited drug.
He was refused bail to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court today (15 January 2016).
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The vile scourge of ice tortures everyday Aussie families
ICE NATION - A Fresh Start
A MOTHER who disowned her addict son. The paramedics regularly attacked by drug-fuelled psychos.
A police chief devastated by the impact of drug lords killing his community.
The pregnant addict who turned to prostitution.
A terrified wife who fled the violent husband who cut off her horses’ ears and handed them to her.
The lost generation of children who don’t attend school because their parents are too wasted to take them. These are the real people on the real frontline in the war on ice, living the nightmare inflicted on towns and cities across Australia by the drug.
And it could touch your life next.
“It’s like no drug we’ve ever had before,” said Acting Premier Troy Grant.
“Ice is a clear and present danger for every community throughout NSW.”
Like many around her, Tracey Filicietti’s family has been devastated by ice.
Her son James, 34, got hooked on booze and cannabis before turning to ice while living in Sydney during his late 20s.
He was an ordinary, charming guy but ice turned him into a monster and one day, after taking the drug, he flew into a psychotic rage and threatened to kill his two young sisters.
It was one in a series of violent episodes but the final straw for his mum.
“I just couldn’t deal with it ... I had to protect my babies, so I cut him out of my life,” Ms Filicietti, 54, told the Daily Telegraph.
“He still writes to me from jail. But I won’t reply. I don’t want him in my life. I can’t beat myself up about where it all went wrong, I just have to move forward.”
She doesn’t even own a picture of him.
This is happening across NSW. The epidemic is real.
One of Ms Filicietti’s friends fled her violent ice-addict husband. A while later he cut the ears off her horses and handed them to her.
“It just turns people mad,” Ms Filicietti added.
She moved to Tamworth with her husband from their former home near Lismore a couple of years ago. But ice followed them.
Tamworth, like other regional towns is being flooded with the drug — so much so that local MP Kevin Anderson convened an emergency summit this week to find solutions to the epidemic.
One attending medical worker described how children aren’t attending school in Tamworth because their addict parents are “too wasted” to take them.
Tamworth Ambulance Inspector Ray Tait is concerned about the safety of his officers when it comes to dealing with ice users. Picture: Peter Lorimer.
You can buy ice for $60 a bag in Tamworth. That gives addicts two hits. There are plenty of drug houses to get it from. Manufacturers are driving Breaking Bad-style mobile labs into the bush to make the drug before it’s distributed to low-level dealers.
Many of the sellers and addicts live around the notorious Coledale area, to the west of Tamworth. Small gangs roam at night, looking for their next hit. It’s a no-go zone for most people. But drugs and misery thrive. Unemployment is high, just like the residents.
Ray Tait runs Tamworth Ambulance Station and his paramedics are regularly called to Coldale. They’re regularly attacked too.
A while back they were called to help a young boy suffering an epileptic fit. The boy’s dad, high on ice, threw a heater at the paramedics.
In another recent incident, paramedics prevented a man high on ice from killing himself — only for him to attack them. One of the ambos is still on leave because of his injuries.
Inspector Tait said Tamworth’s problem with ice has gotten so bad his crews need physical protection.
“You wouldn’t send a vet into a lion’s cage — but that’s pretty much what my guys are doing,” he added. “I’ve got kids and I’ve got grandkids and I hope and pray they don’t get caught up with this substance. It’s pure evil.”
Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie, police commander for Western NSW, has received reports about children as young as eight taking ice in the bush. Teenage addicts are common. Some steal from their family to fund their habit.
“How do people deal with their property being sold off to buy drugs?” said Commissioner McKechnie.
“How do they deal with sleeping with their handbag under their pillow at night so their money is not stolen by their children? I’m not sure how you cope with that.”
With comments after the article -
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne.../news-story/333b7c476a92f03572a867f323518a15?
ICE NATION - A Fresh Start
A MOTHER who disowned her addict son. The paramedics regularly attacked by drug-fuelled psychos.
A police chief devastated by the impact of drug lords killing his community.
The pregnant addict who turned to prostitution.
A terrified wife who fled the violent husband who cut off her horses’ ears and handed them to her.
The lost generation of children who don’t attend school because their parents are too wasted to take them. These are the real people on the real frontline in the war on ice, living the nightmare inflicted on towns and cities across Australia by the drug.
And it could touch your life next.
“It’s like no drug we’ve ever had before,” said Acting Premier Troy Grant.
“Ice is a clear and present danger for every community throughout NSW.”
Like many around her, Tracey Filicietti’s family has been devastated by ice.
Her son James, 34, got hooked on booze and cannabis before turning to ice while living in Sydney during his late 20s.
He was an ordinary, charming guy but ice turned him into a monster and one day, after taking the drug, he flew into a psychotic rage and threatened to kill his two young sisters.
It was one in a series of violent episodes but the final straw for his mum.
“I just couldn’t deal with it ... I had to protect my babies, so I cut him out of my life,” Ms Filicietti, 54, told the Daily Telegraph.
“He still writes to me from jail. But I won’t reply. I don’t want him in my life. I can’t beat myself up about where it all went wrong, I just have to move forward.”
She doesn’t even own a picture of him.
This is happening across NSW. The epidemic is real.
One of Ms Filicietti’s friends fled her violent ice-addict husband. A while later he cut the ears off her horses and handed them to her.
“It just turns people mad,” Ms Filicietti added.
She moved to Tamworth with her husband from their former home near Lismore a couple of years ago. But ice followed them.
Tamworth, like other regional towns is being flooded with the drug — so much so that local MP Kevin Anderson convened an emergency summit this week to find solutions to the epidemic.
One attending medical worker described how children aren’t attending school in Tamworth because their addict parents are “too wasted” to take them.
Tamworth Ambulance Inspector Ray Tait is concerned about the safety of his officers when it comes to dealing with ice users. Picture: Peter Lorimer.
You can buy ice for $60 a bag in Tamworth. That gives addicts two hits. There are plenty of drug houses to get it from. Manufacturers are driving Breaking Bad-style mobile labs into the bush to make the drug before it’s distributed to low-level dealers.
Many of the sellers and addicts live around the notorious Coledale area, to the west of Tamworth. Small gangs roam at night, looking for their next hit. It’s a no-go zone for most people. But drugs and misery thrive. Unemployment is high, just like the residents.
Ray Tait runs Tamworth Ambulance Station and his paramedics are regularly called to Coldale. They’re regularly attacked too.
A while back they were called to help a young boy suffering an epileptic fit. The boy’s dad, high on ice, threw a heater at the paramedics.
In another recent incident, paramedics prevented a man high on ice from killing himself — only for him to attack them. One of the ambos is still on leave because of his injuries.
Inspector Tait said Tamworth’s problem with ice has gotten so bad his crews need physical protection.
“You wouldn’t send a vet into a lion’s cage — but that’s pretty much what my guys are doing,” he added. “I’ve got kids and I’ve got grandkids and I hope and pray they don’t get caught up with this substance. It’s pure evil.”
Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie, police commander for Western NSW, has received reports about children as young as eight taking ice in the bush. Teenage addicts are common. Some steal from their family to fund their habit.
“How do people deal with their property being sold off to buy drugs?” said Commissioner McKechnie.
“How do they deal with sleeping with their handbag under their pillow at night so their money is not stolen by their children? I’m not sure how you cope with that.”
With comments after the article -
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne.../news-story/333b7c476a92f03572a867f323518a15?
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That mostly seems to be an article about male violence against women, but sure, blame the ice.
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Hospital security officers are calling for protection on the job from dangerous patients
A COP and a security officer were shot by a patient under the influence of ice in an incident at a western Sydney Hospital last Tuesday, but security officers at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown believe that it may take a death before NSW Health officials make any changes to protect security workers’ safety.
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has said she will meet with Health services Union officials this week to discuss upgrading security in the state’s hospitals but a date has yet to be set.
Ron Pike and Glen Dansie have over 50 years of experience working in security and the duo are pushing for changes, and say that it doesn’t get more dangerous than working in hospital security.
“I’ve been doing security for 27 years, and about five of those at RPA,” Mr Pike said.
“I’ve worked club and pub security, but working here has been by far the most dangerous and I’ve faced the most violence.
“It’s just getting out of control.
“Ice, mental health and alcohol cause us the biggest problems.
“We’ve got a brand new mental health facility across the road there, but there aren’t enough beds, and sometimes we’ll have the backlog from that over here in our Emergency Department for two days at a time.
He said they started seeing the problems with ice use over the last four years, and it’s just escalated continually.
“Police will bring in patients on ice in handcuffs and hand them over to us, but we’ve got no power to contain them.
“They’ll say ‘we’ve got to go now, put your handcuffs on them’ — but we don’t have any.
“We’ve got no handcuffs, no batons, no pepper spray no nothing.
“One night it took eight of us to contain someone on ice — four police officers and four of us — I’ll never forget that.”
But a spokeswoman for NSW Health said that it had comprehensive policies on the management of security and violence issues in the workplace, which provide a framework for Local Health Districts/Networks to deal with security and violence issues and implement strategies governing their ongoing control at the local level.
“NSW Health does not tolerate violence against any staff member in NSW hospitals,’ she said.
“Strategies to prevent and manage violence need to take into account the fact that all patients, regardless of their condition, have the right to appropriate health care.
“Violence prevention and management training is undertaken by frontline staff to help them recognise and deal with violent behaviour.
“This approach is consistent with work health and safety obligations.
“Staff are also trained in de-escalation techniques and are able to call on emergency support including senior staff, security and Police, as necessary.
“Hospitals also have a Patient Alert System which may be used to identify patients presenting a risk to the safety of staff and other patients.
“This enables those managing the presenting patient to do so in a safe and appropriate manner.
“Occasionally adverse incidents happen, and they are investigated so that safety systems can be improved.”
But Mr Dansie said the problems faced at hospitals like RPA were that not only do security guards have no power to do anything if a patient is affected by ice, but they also are extremely understaffed.
“On a normal day shift we have three of us working here — one in the control room, and two on the floor,” he said.
No security is permanently at the ED until the weekend, when the numbers climb to two on the floor, two on ED and one in control room for Friday, Saturday and Sunday night shifts.
“All hospitals have the same problem,” he said.
“Someone needs to die for something to happen, and before there is a change in procedures.”
Mr Pike and Mr Dansie said they’d seen it all, and that they were scared that things were only going to get worse, if the matter wasn’t addressed urgently.
“We’re faced with violence everyday here,” Mr Pike said.
“Spitting, kicking, punching, hair pulling, and I’ve even been threatened by one woman with a syringe.
“All for $24 per hour.”
Mr Dansie said that before coming to RPA six years ago, he’d worked at Rozelle Hospital.
“I spent 20 years at Rozelle before coming here and we had the worst of the worst there,” he said.
“But working here is far more dangerous.
“At RPA we are not equipped to handle mental health or ice-effected patients.
“There’s no security room to detain dangerous patients in here, and at Rozelle we had more powers because we were Special Constables.”
Mr Dansie said that one day while working at Rozelle Hospital a patient pulled out a .22 rifle from his bag.
“He’d been transferred to us after waiting 6.5 hours at RPA,” he said.
“People like that are just a ticking time bomb and it’s an example of the sort of thing that constantly happens around here now.
“We don’t have the power to search in bags and we have to ring the police.”
Mr Pike said that he’d seen police pull machetes, knives, metal pipes, scissors and all sorts of blades out of patients bags in the ED.
Health Services Union representative Peter Mason said he believed the treatment of security officers by hospitals across the state was unfathomable.
“Every night something happens around here,” he said.
“The problem is that there are no records for that data and assaults are under reported.
“The Health department seems to think that when it comes to a security officer that if you give them a cup of tea and an Iced VoVo they’ll settle down and quieten up.”
Mr Mason said that unless something was done to either amend the Health Act, or change the role of police officers, that it was only a matter of time before something serious happened.
“Patients are at risk, Staff are at risk, security officers are at risk, and visitors to the hospital are at risk,” he said.
“Something needs to change, and urgently.”
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
● Mr Pike said that there are two hospitals in Victoria that are trialling stab-proof vests and tiny cameras for security guards and that syringe proof gloves were also being trialled at some institutions
● Security officers could be given authority to search bags
● Mr Dansie said he thought two permanent guards on ED all the time would help de-escalate events before they got out of control
● Amend the Health Act to give security officers similar powers to Special Constables or change the role of the police office to avoid situations of “dump and run”
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...s/news-story/8916bf6d1b386e2c76e4f20b7baa352f
A COP and a security officer were shot by a patient under the influence of ice in an incident at a western Sydney Hospital last Tuesday, but security officers at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown believe that it may take a death before NSW Health officials make any changes to protect security workers’ safety.
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has said she will meet with Health services Union officials this week to discuss upgrading security in the state’s hospitals but a date has yet to be set.
Ron Pike and Glen Dansie have over 50 years of experience working in security and the duo are pushing for changes, and say that it doesn’t get more dangerous than working in hospital security.
“I’ve been doing security for 27 years, and about five of those at RPA,” Mr Pike said.
“I’ve worked club and pub security, but working here has been by far the most dangerous and I’ve faced the most violence.
“It’s just getting out of control.
“Ice, mental health and alcohol cause us the biggest problems.
“We’ve got a brand new mental health facility across the road there, but there aren’t enough beds, and sometimes we’ll have the backlog from that over here in our Emergency Department for two days at a time.
He said they started seeing the problems with ice use over the last four years, and it’s just escalated continually.
“Police will bring in patients on ice in handcuffs and hand them over to us, but we’ve got no power to contain them.
“They’ll say ‘we’ve got to go now, put your handcuffs on them’ — but we don’t have any.
“We’ve got no handcuffs, no batons, no pepper spray no nothing.
“One night it took eight of us to contain someone on ice — four police officers and four of us — I’ll never forget that.”
But a spokeswoman for NSW Health said that it had comprehensive policies on the management of security and violence issues in the workplace, which provide a framework for Local Health Districts/Networks to deal with security and violence issues and implement strategies governing their ongoing control at the local level.
“NSW Health does not tolerate violence against any staff member in NSW hospitals,’ she said.
“Strategies to prevent and manage violence need to take into account the fact that all patients, regardless of their condition, have the right to appropriate health care.
“Violence prevention and management training is undertaken by frontline staff to help them recognise and deal with violent behaviour.
“This approach is consistent with work health and safety obligations.
“Staff are also trained in de-escalation techniques and are able to call on emergency support including senior staff, security and Police, as necessary.
“Hospitals also have a Patient Alert System which may be used to identify patients presenting a risk to the safety of staff and other patients.
“This enables those managing the presenting patient to do so in a safe and appropriate manner.
“Occasionally adverse incidents happen, and they are investigated so that safety systems can be improved.”
But Mr Dansie said the problems faced at hospitals like RPA were that not only do security guards have no power to do anything if a patient is affected by ice, but they also are extremely understaffed.
“On a normal day shift we have three of us working here — one in the control room, and two on the floor,” he said.
No security is permanently at the ED until the weekend, when the numbers climb to two on the floor, two on ED and one in control room for Friday, Saturday and Sunday night shifts.
“All hospitals have the same problem,” he said.
“Someone needs to die for something to happen, and before there is a change in procedures.”
Mr Pike and Mr Dansie said they’d seen it all, and that they were scared that things were only going to get worse, if the matter wasn’t addressed urgently.
“We’re faced with violence everyday here,” Mr Pike said.
“Spitting, kicking, punching, hair pulling, and I’ve even been threatened by one woman with a syringe.
“All for $24 per hour.”
Mr Dansie said that before coming to RPA six years ago, he’d worked at Rozelle Hospital.
“I spent 20 years at Rozelle before coming here and we had the worst of the worst there,” he said.
“But working here is far more dangerous.
“At RPA we are not equipped to handle mental health or ice-effected patients.
“There’s no security room to detain dangerous patients in here, and at Rozelle we had more powers because we were Special Constables.”
Mr Dansie said that one day while working at Rozelle Hospital a patient pulled out a .22 rifle from his bag.
“He’d been transferred to us after waiting 6.5 hours at RPA,” he said.
“People like that are just a ticking time bomb and it’s an example of the sort of thing that constantly happens around here now.
“We don’t have the power to search in bags and we have to ring the police.”
Mr Pike said that he’d seen police pull machetes, knives, metal pipes, scissors and all sorts of blades out of patients bags in the ED.
Health Services Union representative Peter Mason said he believed the treatment of security officers by hospitals across the state was unfathomable.
“Every night something happens around here,” he said.
“The problem is that there are no records for that data and assaults are under reported.
“The Health department seems to think that when it comes to a security officer that if you give them a cup of tea and an Iced VoVo they’ll settle down and quieten up.”
Mr Mason said that unless something was done to either amend the Health Act, or change the role of police officers, that it was only a matter of time before something serious happened.
“Patients are at risk, Staff are at risk, security officers are at risk, and visitors to the hospital are at risk,” he said.
“Something needs to change, and urgently.”
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
● Mr Pike said that there are two hospitals in Victoria that are trialling stab-proof vests and tiny cameras for security guards and that syringe proof gloves were also being trialled at some institutions
● Security officers could be given authority to search bags
● Mr Dansie said he thought two permanent guards on ED all the time would help de-escalate events before they got out of control
● Amend the Health Act to give security officers similar powers to Special Constables or change the role of the police office to avoid situations of “dump and run”
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...s/news-story/8916bf6d1b386e2c76e4f20b7baa352f
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Strike force detectives have charged six people and seized cash and drugs following investigations into the alleged ongoing large-scale supply of ‘ICE’ in Sydney.
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad (MEOCS) formed Strike Force Amarina in July 2015 to investigate criminal activity in Sydney’s inner and south west.
Following extensive investigations, MEOCS detectives executed search warrants at homes in Yagoona, Sefton and Mount Pritchard, along with a hotel room in Sydney’s south west, about 7am yesterday (Tuesday 19 January 2016).
At the locations, detectives seized a large sum of cash along with drugs, electronic devices and drug paraphernalia.
A Lexus SUV was also seized from one of the homes.
Two men – aged 26 and 19 – were arrested at a Yagoona home and taken to Bankstown Police Station where they were both charged with supply commercial quantity of prohibited drug and direct criminal group.
The 19-year-old was also charged with resist police in execution of duty.
Both men were bail refused to appear at Bankstown Local Court today (Wednesday 20 January 2016).
Two men – aged 26 and 23 – were arrested at the hotel and taken to Bankstown Police Station.
The 26-year-old was charged with supply prohibited drugs, supply commercial quantity of prohibited drugs, three counts of knowingly take part in the supply of a prohibited drug, and money laundering.
The younger man was charged with supply commercial quantity of prohibited drugs and money laundering.
Both men were refused bail to also appear at Bankstown Local Court today.
A 26-year-old Mount Pritchard man was arrested and taken to Burwood Police Station where he was charged with supply prohibited drugs on ongoing basis; and participate in a criminal group.
He was bail refused and appeared in Burwood Local Court yesterday.
An 18-year-old woman was arrested in Sefton and was taken to Auburn Police Station where she was charged with supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis; deal in the proceeds of crime; and participate in a criminal group.
She was bail refused to appear at Bankstown Local Court today.
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Strike force detectives have charged six people and seized cash and drugs following investigations into the alleged ongoing large-scale supply of ‘ICE’ in Sydney.
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad (MEOCS) formed Strike Force Amarina in July 2015 to investigate criminal activity in Sydney’s inner and south west.
Following extensive investigations, MEOCS detectives executed search warrants at homes in Yagoona, Sefton and Mount Pritchard, along with a hotel room in Sydney’s south west, about 7am yesterday (Tuesday 19 January 2016).
At the locations, detectives seized a large sum of cash along with drugs, electronic devices and drug paraphernalia.
A Lexus SUV was also seized from one of the homes.
Two men – aged 26 and 19 – were arrested at a Yagoona home and taken to Bankstown Police Station where they were both charged with supply commercial quantity of prohibited drug and direct criminal group.
The 19-year-old was also charged with resist police in execution of duty.
Both men were bail refused to appear at Bankstown Local Court today (Wednesday 20 January 2016).
Two men – aged 26 and 23 – were arrested at the hotel and taken to Bankstown Police Station.
The 26-year-old was charged with supply prohibited drugs, supply commercial quantity of prohibited drugs, three counts of knowingly take part in the supply of a prohibited drug, and money laundering.
The younger man was charged with supply commercial quantity of prohibited drugs and money laundering.
Both men were refused bail to also appear at Bankstown Local Court today.
A 26-year-old Mount Pritchard man was arrested and taken to Burwood Police Station where he was charged with supply prohibited drugs on ongoing basis; and participate in a criminal group.
He was bail refused and appeared in Burwood Local Court yesterday.
An 18-year-old woman was arrested in Sefton and was taken to Auburn Police Station where she was charged with supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis; deal in the proceeds of crime; and participate in a criminal group.
She was bail refused to appear at Bankstown Local Court today.
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Working with our friends over at Australian Border Force, we have been able to stop 500kg of illicit substances from hitting Australian streets.
Operation Serpia began with the arrival of three sea freight containers from China earlier this month. Inside were a number of bar stools which, as it turns out, contained 159kgs of meth worth around $106.5 million.
Boxes of soup mix were also found in the shipment. But instead of soup, the packets contained 340kgs of the drug precursor ephedrine. This amount of ephedrine could be used to make up to 250kgs of meth.
Four arrests were made as a result of this operation, and these people will face court on a range of drug importation and possession charges.
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Working with our friends over at Australian Border Force, we have been able to stop 500kg of illicit substances from hitting Australian streets.
Operation Serpia began with the arrival of three sea freight containers from China earlier this month. Inside were a number of bar stools which, as it turns out, contained 159kgs of meth worth around $106.5 million.
Boxes of soup mix were also found in the shipment. But instead of soup, the packets contained 340kgs of the drug precursor ephedrine. This amount of ephedrine could be used to make up to 250kgs of meth.
Four arrests were made as a result of this operation, and these people will face court on a range of drug importation and possession charges.
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Media Release: One arrested after 100kg methamphetamine found in Chinese New Year decorations
Release Date: Friday, January 22 2016, 03:12 PM
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and the Queensland Police Service.
Police have seized approximately 100kgs of methamphetamine with a potential street value of $20 million hidden in boxes of Chinese New Year decorations that were destined for the streets of Australia.
One man has been charged with serious drug offences carrying terms of life imprisonment for his alleged involvement in the importation and intended distribution of the illegal shipment from China.
On 20 January 2016, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) received information about a shipment of boxes that had arrived at the Port of Brisbane containing Chinese New Year decorations, with white powder hidden inside.
Later that same day, QPS officers conducted a search warrant in the Bribie Island suburb of Bongaree seizing electronic devices, a phone, lap top, USB sticks and six boxes holding numerous Chinese decorations.
During the search QPS allegedly located concealments of white powder in the Chinese decorations. A presumptive test conducted by QPS officers returned a positive result for methamphetamine (ice).
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) took possession of an additional four boxes of decorations which remained at the Port of Brisbane and subsequently launched an operation.
An 66-year-old Bongaree man was later arrested and charged by AFP officers with one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug contrary to Section 307.1 of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth). He appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 21 January 2016.
Search warrants were executed on two residences.
AFP State Manager Queensland Commander Sharon Cowden said this seizure sends a strong message to both Australian-based and international criminals attempting to import illegal substances into Australia.
“Australian authorities will continue to combat the movement of illicit drugs across international borders and into Australia as demonstrated in this operation today,” Commander Cowden said.
“This significant seizure of ice destined for our community demonstrates the value of such strong law enforcement partnerships and the benefit to the Australian public by keeping the scourge of ice off our streets.”
QPS Drug & Serious Crime Group Acting Detective Superintendent Mark Slater said that this is a very significant seizure of ice and the methods of concealment are indicative of the lengths criminal elements employ to import drugs into Australia.
“Queensland Police will continue to work collaboratively with partner law enforcement agencies to combat the trafficking of ice in our community.”
The man appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 21 January 2016 and has been remanded in custody until 19 February 2016.
Investigations are continuing.
Release Date: Friday, January 22 2016, 03:12 PM
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and the Queensland Police Service.
Police have seized approximately 100kgs of methamphetamine with a potential street value of $20 million hidden in boxes of Chinese New Year decorations that were destined for the streets of Australia.
One man has been charged with serious drug offences carrying terms of life imprisonment for his alleged involvement in the importation and intended distribution of the illegal shipment from China.
On 20 January 2016, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) received information about a shipment of boxes that had arrived at the Port of Brisbane containing Chinese New Year decorations, with white powder hidden inside.
Later that same day, QPS officers conducted a search warrant in the Bribie Island suburb of Bongaree seizing electronic devices, a phone, lap top, USB sticks and six boxes holding numerous Chinese decorations.
During the search QPS allegedly located concealments of white powder in the Chinese decorations. A presumptive test conducted by QPS officers returned a positive result for methamphetamine (ice).
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) took possession of an additional four boxes of decorations which remained at the Port of Brisbane and subsequently launched an operation.
An 66-year-old Bongaree man was later arrested and charged by AFP officers with one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug contrary to Section 307.1 of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth). He appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 21 January 2016.
Search warrants were executed on two residences.
AFP State Manager Queensland Commander Sharon Cowden said this seizure sends a strong message to both Australian-based and international criminals attempting to import illegal substances into Australia.
“Australian authorities will continue to combat the movement of illicit drugs across international borders and into Australia as demonstrated in this operation today,” Commander Cowden said.
“This significant seizure of ice destined for our community demonstrates the value of such strong law enforcement partnerships and the benefit to the Australian public by keeping the scourge of ice off our streets.”
QPS Drug & Serious Crime Group Acting Detective Superintendent Mark Slater said that this is a very significant seizure of ice and the methods of concealment are indicative of the lengths criminal elements employ to import drugs into Australia.
“Queensland Police will continue to work collaboratively with partner law enforcement agencies to combat the trafficking of ice in our community.”
The man appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on 21 January 2016 and has been remanded in custody until 19 February 2016.
Investigations are continuing.
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Ex-King's student David Anderson stabbed parents while on ice: police
A former private school student, believed to have taken ice, allegedly stabbed his parents in a terrifying early morning attack in Sydney's west.
Neighbours in the quiet, wealthy cul-de-sac in Oatlands woke at 4am on Friday to the blood-curdling screams of a woman fearing for her life.
"She was screaming so hard, saying, 'Somebody help! David, stop! Somebody help us, he's trying to kill us!' " said a neighbour, who asked not to be identified.
Police will allege the couple's son, David Anderson, 21, stabbed his father, Andrew, 55, and mother, Patricia, 53, during a rampage while on ice.
Both victims were taken to Westmead Hospital. Mr Anderson's father is in a serious but stable condition, while his mother is in a stable condition.
Neighbours said they heard screaming, bizarre "animal" noises and glass smashing inside and outside the house.
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http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/former-pr...-parents-for-drug-money-20160122-gmbwa9.html?
A former private school student, believed to have taken ice, allegedly stabbed his parents in a terrifying early morning attack in Sydney's west.
Neighbours in the quiet, wealthy cul-de-sac in Oatlands woke at 4am on Friday to the blood-curdling screams of a woman fearing for her life.
"She was screaming so hard, saying, 'Somebody help! David, stop! Somebody help us, he's trying to kill us!' " said a neighbour, who asked not to be identified.
Police will allege the couple's son, David Anderson, 21, stabbed his father, Andrew, 55, and mother, Patricia, 53, during a rampage while on ice.
Both victims were taken to Westmead Hospital. Mr Anderson's father is in a serious but stable condition, while his mother is in a stable condition.
Neighbours said they heard screaming, bizarre "animal" noises and glass smashing inside and outside the house.
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http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/former-pr...-parents-for-drug-money-20160122-gmbwa9.html?
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Police have charged two men following a vehicle stop near Port Macquarie yesterday.
About 5pm (Wednesday 27 January 2016), officers from Mid North Coast Local Area Command stopped a vehicle on the Oxley Highway at King Creek.
Police attempted to arrest the passenger in the car, a 21-year-old man, when it’s alleged he tried to re-start the car.
Officers forced entry to the vehicle when the man allegedly tried to run away. During the incident, he was hit by a car and suffered a minor foot injury.
The man was arrested and police conducted a search of the vehicle.
During the search, police allegedly located and seized 14g of methylamphetamine, with an estimated street value of about $8,400, and drug supply equipment.
The driver, also aged 21, was arrested.
Both men were taken to Port Macquarie Police Station.
The 21-year-old passenger was charged with four offences including an outstanding warrant, assault officer, resist officer in execution of duty, and destroy/damage property (x2).
The 21-year-old driver was charged with six offences including supply and possess prohibited drug, resist officer in execution of duty and traffic offences.
Both have been refused bail, to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court today (Thursday 28 January 2016).
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Police have charged two men following a vehicle stop near Port Macquarie yesterday.
About 5pm (Wednesday 27 January 2016), officers from Mid North Coast Local Area Command stopped a vehicle on the Oxley Highway at King Creek.
Police attempted to arrest the passenger in the car, a 21-year-old man, when it’s alleged he tried to re-start the car.
Officers forced entry to the vehicle when the man allegedly tried to run away. During the incident, he was hit by a car and suffered a minor foot injury.
The man was arrested and police conducted a search of the vehicle.
During the search, police allegedly located and seized 14g of methylamphetamine, with an estimated street value of about $8,400, and drug supply equipment.
The driver, also aged 21, was arrested.
Both men were taken to Port Macquarie Police Station.
The 21-year-old passenger was charged with four offences including an outstanding warrant, assault officer, resist officer in execution of duty, and destroy/damage property (x2).
The 21-year-old driver was charged with six offences including supply and possess prohibited drug, resist officer in execution of duty and traffic offences.
Both have been refused bail, to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court today (Thursday 28 January 2016).