Two teens arrested over $387 million worth of meth intercepted at Sydney port

Meth, weighing half a tonne, was hidden inside a shipping container of automotive parts which had  travelled from Malaysia, two male teenagers were arrested.

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$387,000,000.

That's a lot of zeros.

99% of the population won't ever see that much money in their bank accounts over lifetime of work.  The average earning is $3 million over a lifetime.  And you would think that $387 million is a loss for these drug kings and queens.  

Yet these drug dealers and suppliers have access to this level of funds almost consistently. Law enforcement simply doesn't "catch" enough to impact the supply chain to close it down.  It can be made locally, or it can be "shipped over" like the article says.  

They keep making more and more money at the expense of our society and impacting quality of life detrimentally.

Meth demand is at an all time high, and sadly, suppliers WILL meet that demand. Drug users inevitably use more, and suppliers supply more to meet their usage needs. That's the viscous drug cycle. 

 And whilst this all sounds like doom and gloom, every seizure makes an impact. The suppliers have to make more to meet the demand, costing them, the drug war continues. Not sure who will win, but the impact on our homes and loved ones continues to grow, especially with that many zeros being available to the opposition. (sigh)