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Kane announced the Mobile Street Crimes Unit's sweep resulted in 239 arrests and $300,000 worth of heroin was seized. Kane also said seven gangs were identified in Harrisburg and surrounding areas and seven drug trafficking organizations were found to be operating in that region.
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So many lives ruined. And for that amount of people that is not very much heroin..
 
Right.. pretending to make a positive diffrence while causing hell all along the way.

Wonder what effect that huge mdma bust will have on ausi land.. call me crazy, but I bet it ends up being a very negative thing. We shall have to watch the headlines to see.
 
Search for missing Penrith girl ends with Chinese drug allegations

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Friends of a Glenmore Park girl believed to be detained in China filed a missing persons report weeks before her alleged drug arrest was made public.

Kalynda Davis’ disappearance was being discussed on social media when Channel Nine reported on Tuesday night that she had been arrested alongside another man, Peter Gardner, allegedly trying to smuggle the drug ice.

Drug trafficking is a serious offence in China which can be punishable with the death penalty by firing squad.

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Peter Gardner, as shown on Channel Nine, who was allegedly arrested with Ms Davis.
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Channel 9 reported that the pair have been detained by Chinese authorities after allegedly trying to import methamphetamine or ice from China to Australia.

Missing persons reports were being shared on social media after Ms Davis, thought to be 22, did not return home from a trip as expected weeks before the pair’s alleged arrest was reported.

DIABETES AN EPIDEMIC IN WESTERN SYDNEY

“Kalynda Davis was reported missing to NSW Police on the 5 of November by a family member,’’ NSW Police confirmed yesterday.

“It is no longer active. Once she was located overseas, the matter was referred to DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.)’’

Channel Nine reported on November 5, Mr Gardner, from Richmond, and Ms Davis flew from Sydney International Airport to Guangzhou.

They were booked to fly back to Sydney on November 8, just three days later but were intercepted at the airport by Chinese authorities, and never boarded the flight.

MIKE BAIRD’S MAGIC NUMBER IS $600M FOR THE WEST

Ms Davis attended Penrith Christian School in 2007-2008 and Penrith Anglican College before that.

Acquaintances said that her immediate family and close friends were in China at the moment.

Ms Davis’ Facebook account has been shut down.

“Foreigners have been executed for drug offences in China in recent months.’’

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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...drug-allegations/story-fngr8i5s-1227143737771
 
Yeah, it wasn't any small amounts either -

Sydney pair faces the death penalty over attempted 75kg 'ice' importation

A desperate and uncertain fate awaits two young residents from Sydney's north-west, behind bars in China tonight, accused of trying to smuggle kilos of the drug 'ice'.

Sydney pair Peter Gardner and Kalynda Davis only met a few weeks ago, but have been charged together by Chinese authorities after allegedly trying to import 75kg of methamphetamine or "ice" from China to Australia.

They could potentially face a firing squad, with questions now being raised about a sophisticated drug importation ring at Sydney Airport.

And it has emerged Mr Gardner may have attempted the smuggling feat before.

Mr Gardner's former employer Michael Kulakovski said he feared for the young man's future.

"To be caught with substance in China is probably one of the worst countries to be caught in," Mr Kulakovski said.

The tickets were booked at the Richmond Marketplace Flight Centre in Sydney's west, just minutes away from Mr Gardner's family home.

9NEWS understands on November 5, Mr Gardner and Ms Davis flew from Sydney International Airport to Guangzhou.

They were booked to fly back to Sydney on November 8, just three days later and then transit to Auckland.

But they were intercepted at the airport by Chinese authorities, and never boarded the flight.

9NEWS understands Mr Gardner may have made a similar trip within recent weeks, stopping by Perth and New Zealand.

He is understood to have told a number of work colleagues that he was working as a carpenter in Goulburn to explain his absence.

"He was doing really good, he had a lot of work and he was earning good money," Mr Kulakovski said.

"(I) don't know why he's done this."

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's office said no comment would be made as the matter is before the courts.

The case is expected to be heard in court in China later this week.
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http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...ir-held-in-china-over-attempted-75kg-ice-deal
 
I don't get how they were holding close to 150lbs of ice...how could someone not see that the guys bags were super heavy lol its sad tho BC there isn't too many places worse to get caught with 75kilos of ice.
 
Yeah I am not sure how they were expecting to get out of China and Back into Australia with that much, even say 7.5 Kg's between them seems like alot, but 75? Wtf... I wonder where and how they got caught, like in the hotel or at the airport etc.
 
Officers in Laredo seize nearly $7.5M in drugs
December 9, 2014

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Three suspected smugglers have been detained and nearly $7.5 million in drugs seized in two busts at the South Texas border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection didn't immediately release names of the suspects arrested at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge in Laredo or details on charges. An agency spokesman had no additional information Tuesday.

Officers on Saturday confiscated 151 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in a pickup truck driven by a man from Orlando, Florida. Investigators put the street value of the meth at $4.8 million.

Authorities on Friday discovered more than two dozen packages of cocaine in a car carrying two females from Gatesville. Authorities estimate the cocaine is worth about $2.6 million. Gatesville is 30 miles southwest of Waco.

Officers also confiscated both vehicles.

http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Officers-in-Laredo-seize-nearly-7-5M-in-drugs-5944632.php
 
I'm very curious about the exact composition of "liquid methamphetamine." That National Geographic documentary showed a very dark liquid which couldn't have simply been a solution of methamphetamine and water.
 
Ex-Hendricks County deputies linked to synthetic drug ring
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December 12, 2014


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Two former Hendricks County deputies were arrested Thursday morning on charges related to a nationwide drug investigation.

Jason Woods, 41, and Teresa Woods, 34, were taken into custody at the Indianapolis office of Homeland Security Investigations and transported to Boone County Jail where they were booked on two counts each of possession of a synthetic drug, police said.

Detectives received intelligence regarding a safe owned by the husband and wife in May. After a warrant for the safe was obtained in June, officials said investigators found more than $80,000 cash and over 100 grams of synthetic drugs inside.

The Woods were also under scrutiny in March after a longtime friend of the couple, Doug Sloan, who detectives believed to be involved in illegal activity, hired a private investigator to find out what the law enforcement couple had done with $250,000 he'd given them to keep for him.

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^ they said is pseudoephedrine. How can 160 kg of pseudoephedrine be worth 13 million dollars?

Cost of 100 grams of pseudoephedrine was listed at $270. Number of grams in 160 kg 160000g 160000/100 = 1600 x 270= $432,000. Seems like they estimated this haul at at least 30 times what is actually worth. Bought in bulk it would likely be way less.
 
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Well, I'm glad that people are bringing pseudoephedrine into Australia, at least. Better to make the meth domestically than try to smuggle it out of China and get executed.
 
Cocaine seized at Coffs Harbour after car stopped on highway

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A man has been charged and over 1kg of cocaine has been seized after a vehicle stop in Coffs Harbour on Thursday.

About 2.20pm Thursday, Coffs Harbour officers stopped a vehicle travelling north along the Pacific Highway.

Police spoke to the driver and sole occupant – a 56-year-old Queensland man – before searching the car, where over 1kg of cocaine was allegedly found and seized.

The man was arrested at the scene and taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station, where he has been charged with supply prohibited drug – large commercial quantity and possess prohibited drug.

He was refused bail, to appear at Coffs Harbour Local Court on Friday.

http://www.portnews.com.au/story/27...caine-seized-at-coffs-harbour/?cs=257#slide=3
 
NZ - Two teenage boys caught with $2 million worth of drugs

Thirty-eight Head Hunters gang members are facing methamphetamine-related charges after a major drug bust culminating in 13 arrests in raids in Whangarei this morning.

Millions of dollars worth of drugs, guns and cash were seized by police during the raids, which were part of a covert operation targeting members of the Head Hunters gang.

Thirteen members or associates of the motorcycle gang were arrested after detectives from the Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand executed a number of search warrants this morning.

Police seized over $4 million in cash, methamphetamine and precursors with an estimated street value of $4 million, and assets worth $9.1 million during this morning's operation.

Two clandestine labs were discovered and 22 firearms were also confiscated.


Detective Inspector Bruce Good said among those arrested in Whangarei this morning were two teenage boys were allegedly caught with an estimated $2.5 million worth of methamphetamine in a luxury Mercedes Benz car on an Auckland motorway in November.

"Leading up to our termination in Whangarei this morning we had discovered a large scale methamphetamine manufacturing operation based in a rural location close to Whangarei.

"We believe this operation was coordinated by and for the Head Hunters outlaw motorcycle group."

Detective Inspector Kevin Burke said police intelligence indicated the operation had the capacity to produce $3 million worth of methamphetamine a week.

"During these operations, search warrants were executed in seven of the 12 police districts, which illustrates the scope of this organised criminal network," Mr Burke said.

Mr Good said the Whangarei operation that was shut down this morning may have been one of the clandestine labs used by the Head Hunters to supply the South Island methamphetamine market.

"When you have cooks producing $3 million worth of methamphetamine in three days you start to see the size of the problem."

Mr Good said while the Head Hunters were the target of operations this year, there were several other organised criminal groups running similar methamphetamine operations.

"They are well organised, well resourced and seemingly highly profitable.

"Police will continue to work hard to reduce the harm that methamphetamine causes in our community by targeting the organised criminal groups that manufacture and supply this destructive drug."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11375063
 
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