Aussie crims’ drug of choice as meth, coke, MDMA prices up
Drugs are involved in three-quarters of criminal arrests in Australia – and the number of users being locked up has jumped nearly 100 per cent as prices also rise.
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Game-changing device can detect scent of cocaine
This is the game-changing new technology that can find the smell of illicit drugs and has worked in a massive global anti-smuggling operation. See how it works.
Trusted insiders busted: How cops catch drug brokers
Australian Border Force inspector Vanessa Ruff has revealed how she’s exposing trusted insiders to bikies and crime gangs, and shutting down their networks. See the video.
Aussie crims’ secret ‘dirty cash dropzones’ revealed
Two key locations where money laundering across Australia takes place have been revealed for the first time. This is how criminals operate.
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