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NEWS: 29/06/2006 '$71m drug syndicate busted'

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'$71m drug syndicate busted'
June 29, 2006

THE largest international pseudoephedrine smuggling syndicate to ever target Australia has been cracked, halting the flow of drugs with a street value of $71 million, the Australian Federal Police said today.

The syndicate had allegedly imported more than 380kg of pseudoephedrine into Australia on six occasions since February 2005, officers said.

The total drug haul could be made into more than 250kg of methamphetamine, used to make speed and ecstasy, with an approximate street value of $71 million.

Customs initially uncovered $22 million of pseudoephedrine tablets hidden inside a shipping container at Port Botany after arriving from Jakarta on June 13.

A joint police investigation then uncovered another two million pseudoephedrine tablets in a shipping container on June 18, the AFP said.

Four people subsequently charged over the matter allegedly told police two Indonesian men were principle members of the syndicate.

Working with Indonesian law enforcement, the two men were arrested for exporting pseudoephedrine in Indonesia.

AFP's national manager of border and international network, federal agent Mike Phelan, said the co-operation between Australia's and Indonesia's law enforcement agencies was crucial in the fight to stop illegal drug trafficking.

"This operation has resulted in a major cross-border syndicate being dismantled," he said.

"If it wasn't for this co-operation more pseudoephedrine tablets could have reached Australian shores and been made into vast amounts of amphetamine-type substances."

One of the four people charged in Sydney appeared in court yesterday and was granted bail, the AFP said.

All four are expected to appear in Sydney Central Local Court on August 30.
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Source NEWS.com.au
 
Meth is the number one ingredient man! WooHoo Meth pills off the streets ;) well done again coppers (in their opinion)... rofl..
 
pseudoephedrine used to make ecsatcy! lol....first ive herd of this as a precursor to manufacture mdma. "The total drug haul could be made into more than 250kg of methamphetamine, used to make speed" ok methamphetamine used to make speed? Interesting...but they obviously have no idea what theyre on about! "If it wasn't for this co-operation more pseudoephedrine tablets could have reached Australian shores and been made into vast amounts of amphetamine-type substances." I can only think of one thing theyre were planning on manufacturing....Maybe they know something we dont....Good for a laugh. Good work news.com.au !
 
pure dope said:
"The total drug haul could be made into more than 250kg of methamphetamine, used to make speed" ok methamphetamine used to make speed? Interesting...but they obviously have no idea what theyre on about!
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This isn't too far from the mark. Far more "speed" would be meth that has been cut rather than being amphetamine.
 
do that ever realise that no bust will effect the market or am i the only one who thinks that no bust will effect anything?
 
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