Dozens of counterfeit and illicit medicines have been seized at the Australian border as part of an international crackdown involving the Australian Border Force (ABF), the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). Operation Pangea, led by INTERPOL in cooperation with the World Customs Organization,
Read MoreThe Australian Government is launching the next phase of our National Drugs Campaign to help tackle the use of illicit drugs, particularly ice, among young Australians. The new television and online campaign illustrates the range of risks associated with drug use and provides information on the range of resources, support and
Read MoreToday, the Commonwealth Law Enforcement International Engagement Methamphetamine Disruption Strategy was launched. The strategy aims to enhance domestic and international partnerships with a central focus on disrupting the supply and demand of methamphetamine and its precursors in Australia. The consumption of methamphetamine has tripled to 270,000 users in Australia over the
Read MoreInternational drug syndicates will be put under further pressure and the community better protected from the scourge of Ice under the Australian Federal Police's International Engagement Methamphetamine Disruption Strategy that I have released today. This strategy will see enhanced co-operation between Australian Government agencies and our regional and global partners as
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Three men have been arrested by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Task Force (JOCTF), following an alleged attempt to import 17 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed within a consignment of door hinges. Investigations began in August 2017, after the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) identified a number of Malaysian nationals suspected of
Read MoreThe WA Government has in the 2017-18 State Budget implemented the first stage of its co-ordinated and targeted Methamphetamine Action Plan to address Western Australia's meth crisis. Recognising the complexities and challenges of the methamphetamine problem in WA, the action plan is a whole-of-government response that will focus on the three
Read MoreThe Turnbull Government has announced Logan as the next location to trial drug testing of new jobseekers and have access to a dedicated treatment fund of up to $10 million. Minister for Social Services Christian Porter and Minister for Human Services Alan Tudge made the announcement today in Beenleigh. From 1 January
Read MoreIf you ask someone what a typical heavy drinker or drug user looks like, they’re probably more likely to evoke images of Gen Ys with tattoos and piercings than greying baby boomers. But recent Australian data, outlined in our British Medical Journal editorial today, shows rates of alcohol and drug
Read MoreThe Turnbull Government today announced Canterbury-Bankstown in western Sydney as the first location to be identified for a trial of drug testing of new job seekers. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter and Minister for Human Services, Alan Tudge, made the announcement today in Bankstown. From 1 January 2018, the two-year Drug
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