Australian police seize record-breaking $820 million methamphetamine haul

Australia Law Enforcement have seized a record-breaking haul of methamphetamine worth $820 million, hidden inside stereo speakers shipped from Thailand. The bust of 1.596 metric tons of meth – the largest haul on record in the country to date – worth almost 1.2 billion Australian dollars ($1.3 billion NZD).

A further 37 kilograms (37.4 pounds) of heroin worth 18.5 million Australian dollars ($20 million NZD) was also seized. The drugs were found concealed inside stereo speakers at several locations. 

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Oh look, as we said in our last blog, "Another Record Broken!"

And in news more local:

Two people have been charged in a Porirua drug bust which saw $400,000 worth of methamphetamine seized by police.


About 5,000 street doses or 500 grams of the drug were found at a Porirua address about 9pm on Thursday 12 December, police say.

Pitance in relation to the Aussie bust, but still a reduction in the amount of this insidious drug on the streets and in our community.  

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Sadly it seems that every week we have a new bust or a "new record broken" or a more waste water analysis showing an increase. 

Interestingly, the price per gram in NZ has come down, making it more accessible to users. The price of a gram of methamphetamine decreased from $788 in 2014 to $620 in 2016 to $500 in 2019.

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The consistently reducing cost does not make for good reading for future housing contamination. It means it costs less and one of the only things holding people back from consistent use was the exorbitant cost of meth. 

Perhaps this has been the cause of the consistent increase year in year out that we see in the level of contaminated properties?  

Remember, how do you know if your property has contamination?  

You get it tested, with the best meth testing company. Meth Xpert NZ Ltd.