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Police say NW drug users switching to ecstacy because of drug crackdown
August 22, 2007 19:44:00
Police in north-west Tasmania claim that illicit drug users are turning to ecstasy after a recent crackdown on methylamphetamines.
Police have been running a covert operation in the region since December 2005.
They've released details of Operation Elude, which they say has thwarted millions of dollars worth of drug-related crimes.
Detective Inspector Matthew McCreadie says the taskforce has charged 28 people in relation to drug offences, and that has reduced the availability of drugs on the streets.
"Anecdotally we're already seeing the results, with a number of people identifying that speed or methylamphetamine is more difficult to obtain in the north and north-west of the state," he said.
"And we're also monitoring the movement away from that drug to drugs like ecstasy as a result of the lack of methylamphetamine being available."
ABC Online