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NSW Police
State Crime Command

Drug Squad
National Drug Strategy 1985
3 Pillars
NSW Police Drug Squad Charter
Mission Intelligence
To lead and drive the NSW Police Provide an expert intelligence resource
response to illicit crime at all levels. base within the NSW Police
development and implementation of
strategic policy Deliver sound intelligence products
intelligence products (tactical and strategic) to clients
provision of specialist investigative
services. Policy
Operations/Investigations Develop intelligence based policy

advice and reform recommendations to
clients.
Investigate and prosecute individuals
and groups who organise, direct or
finance drug crimes.
Alert Local Area Commands and

related stake holders of emerging illicit
drug issues
NSW Police Operational Response
State Crime Command Organised Crime Directorate (State

Resource)
Drug Squad (State Resource)

Structure
Drug Investigations
Chemical Operations Unit
Cannabis Team
Intelligence Team
Regional and Local Area Command Resources

Major Drug Operations
Specialist Investigation
Drug Supply
Importation
Manufacture
Undercover Operations
Surveillance
Physical / Electronic
Cannabis Crops
Clandestine Drug Laboratories
Drug Use in Australia – A Snapshot
14.7 % of population use illicit drugs

Highest proportion of recreational drug users in the World
Most Common
Cannabis, Meth, Pharmacuticals (Non medical), Cocaine,
Hallucinogens
Most prevalent in 20-29 age group (24 – 30%)
Tobacco still most preventable cause of death / ill harm
Excessive alcohol consumption major risk mortality /

morbidity
Methyl amphetamine
Current research estimates that
during 2013-14 there were
268 000 regular users
2.09%
160 000 dependant users
1.24%
Rate of dependant use

increased from 0.74% in
2009/10
Highest rates of dependence

25-34 age group
Use of ‘Ice’ doubled from

22% in 2010 to 50% in 2013
Anecdotal evidence of first

responders
Border Detections
Number, weight and percentage change in national ATS
(excluding MDMA) seizures
Total number of % Change from Total weight of % Change from

Year
seizures previous period seizures (g) previous period
2009-2010 10,543 -20.7% 671,866 -59.0%
2010-2011 11,212 6.3% 1,008,716 50.1%
2011-2012 15,191 35.5% 1,572,628 55.9%
2012-2013 21,056 38.6% 6,453,736 310.4%

Cocaine Prices
Families destroyed
Lives Ruined
Overview of Major Drug
Types
Cannabis
Depressant
Can be Hallucinogenic at
high levels
Grown in outdoor crops or
hydroponically
Heroin
Diacetyl Morphine
Opiod analgesic produced
from Opium Poppies
Statistically
Lowest rate of use
Highest mortality rate
Users develop
physical dependence
tolerance
Generally injected
Most associated with blood
borne diseases (HIV / AIDS)
Production
90% currently produced in
Afghanistan
Followed by Myanmar
and Sth East Asia
Annual World demand

estimated at 340 tonnes
Australia 2-5 tonnes
Opium production and heroin flow
Prescription Medication
Addiction reached epidemic
proportions in USA
Opioids / Benzodiazapines
Oxycodone aka “ Hillbilly

Heroin”
Oxynorm®, OxyContin®,
Endone®, Proladone®,
Targin®.
Once addicted users often

move to Heroin
Pill Mills
Cocaine
Stimulant produced from the
Coca bush
Cultivated in Bolivia,
Columbia and Peru
671 tonnes seized globally
in 2012
Generally snorted
Use in Australia rose from
1.6% in 2007 to 2.1% in 2010
1 kg purchased for $2000 in
Columbia can be sold for
over $200000 in Australia
Case Study 1 – Cocaine Supply
Identified a 63 year old

male on Nth Beaches was
supplying large
commercial quantities of
Cocaine
Male obtaining Cocaine

from a Columbian National
in Australia on Student
Visa
5 February
Monitor 5kg exchange
between Nth Beaches
male and 2
Columbians in
Bunning's Carpark
Alexandria
Target in a different
vehicle
10 February
Identify further 5kg

transaction at
Broadway Shopping
Centre Glebe
Conduct Surveillance
10 February
• Columbians place white

bucket into the targets
vehicles
• Intercepted in at
Chippendale
• Target Arrested
Case Study 2
Cocaine
•Covert Operation focussed on
Colombian Nationals
•Cocaine purchased from initial
target
•Upper level supplier is seen
nearby during transactions and
arrested
Ecstasy ‘ MDMA’
methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(MDMA)
Psychoactive Stimulant with euphoric
properties
May not contain any MDMA
amphetamine,
paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA)
ketamine
NBOMe
methylone or other substances.
Use in Australia higher than global

average at 2.9%
Tablet Design
Tablet design constantly
evolving
Mimics pop culture
Branding no guarantee
of composition or purity
Tablet Presses
Most common in NSW
TDP tablet press from the
Shanghai Pharmaceutical
Machinery Co., China.
Capable of producing 6000

tablets/h
Retail value - $1500
Black Market value – up to $20

000.
Supplied with upper & lower

punch, die, work plate, feeder
shoe and hopper.
Tablet Presses
Large multi station pill
presses can produce
between 10000 and
1000000 pills per hour
Ecstasy (MDMA) & Cannabis Seizure at St Marys
April 2015
MDMA effects
Feeling happy, energetic and confident
Large pupils
Jaw clenching and teeth grinding
Heightened senses (sight, hearing and

touch)
Excessive sweating and skin tingles

Muscle aches and pains
Nausea and reduced appetite
Fast heart beat
Dehydration Heat stroke
Drinking extreme amounts of water (can

cause death)
Indoor Enhanced Cannabis Cultivation
Synthetic Drugs
Synthetic Drugs
Situation prior to 2013
Methods of production and distribution

constantly evolving
Rapid expansion of online suppliers
Many compounds sold as ‘ Legal Highs’
Legality surrounding drug analogues was a grey

area for LEAs, consumers, suppliers and
importers.
OC groups exploiting opportunities presented by

the drug analogue market.
Limited research / knowledge about the health

consequences
Case Study
Central Coast truck driver
purchases white powder
“ Smokin Slurrie” from a
sex shop
Injects with girlfriend in
the cabin of truck
Scales a barbed wire fence
and becomes involved in
altercation with security
guard
Overheated / Catastophic
organ failure
Impetus for change
Put the spotlight on NPS and problems
in NSW
Heightened community awareness and

raised expectation of government action
Teens’ death sparks call to ban
synthetic drugs (ABC – 7 June, 2013)
Henry Kwan jumps to his death in a
synthetic psychosis (Daily Telegraph,
7 June, 2013)
Created an impetus to respond to the

Parliamentary Inquiry
Government was critical of inaction
Environment of urgency
Legislative Change
In October 2013 a Parliamentary
Inquiry was held
NSW Government outlawed synthetic

drugs with psychoactive properties.
Laws are the most comprehensive and

wide-ranging in the country:
45 Substances added to the DMTA
Analogue amendment
NSW will adopt Schedule 9 of
SUSMP
Offences will be added to DMTA
(Section 25B)
Offences will be added to DMTA
(36ZE,F&G)
Forms of Methlyamphetamine
Oil.
Powder - cut to street quality
Paste / Base – mid level purity in

wet gluggy form
Tablets – mixed with other

compounds or drugs
Recrystallised – large crystals of

high purity (Ice)
Fake ice – mid level purity cut

with dimethylsulfone or
(otherwise known as MSM)
Methlyamphetamine Oil
insoluble in water and can
only be dissolved in a
solvent.
Is the true “ base” form of
methylamphetamine.
Is in its purest form.
Transported in this way to
avoid detection
Methamphetamine Powder
 Generally low in purity.
 Cut with glucose.
 Snorted, injected or
taken orally.
 Ranges in colour from
white to brown
Crystal Methyl Amphetamine ‘ Ice’
Methylamphetamine in
salt form
methylamphetamine
hydrochloride (HCL) or
crystalline methyl
amphetamine
“ICE” or “Crystal Meth”

is created through a
simple purification
/refining process,
resulting in crystals
which are larger and of
high purity
Clandestine Laboratories
Lab Seizures
2008 55
2009 67
2010 96
2011 93
2012 95
2013 115
2014 92
2015 107
2016 (YTD) 20
Case Study 3 - Methylamphetamine
Investigation into Central

Coast based drug syndicate
Used encrypted
communications
Aware of police
methodology
Clandestine Laboratory at
Ourimbah
Over 40kg
methylamphetamine
seized (oil, paste,block)
Several tonnes of
precursor chemical
$1.3 Million cash seized
10 persons arrested an
charged Large
Commercial Drug
Manufacture
Proceeds of Crime
Case Study 4
Cannabis / Methylamphetamine supply
Investigation into Italian

Organised Crime
Syndicate operating from
Far South Coast
Principal Offender 63
years old
40 pounds Cannabis and

25 pound pure
Amphetamine seized
6 males arrested
Masking Techniques
Recent seizures of black
coloured ‘ Ice” & Cocaine
at borders and rural areas
Drug chemically altered to

evade detection
Initial presumptive testing

of drugs produces a
negative result
What most people think of when they imagine
a drug Laboratory
The reality of a Clandestine Drug Laboratory
Mobile Labs
What we wear.
When things go wrong.
Chemical Hazards
Fire / Explosion
Death / Serious injury
Pollution /
Environmental damage
Chemical Hazards
85
Other Social harms of Drug Trade
Consequence of the Drug Trade
Other effects of drug trade

Violence
Standovers
Talk about different levels

of the drug trade
Street users
Mid Level
High Level
Organised Crime
Challenges
Size & Scope of organised crime
International market
Globalisation
Emergence of new international players

China
India
Technology
Encrypted Communications
Anonymous Markets
NPS and Synthetic Cannabinoids
NPS ( Legislation)
Size and Scope of Organised
Crime
International
Technology
Anonymous Markets
Difficult to assess the
size / scope of market
Effects of Drug Use
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NSW Police

State Crime Command

Operations/Investigations Develop intelligence based policy

Alert Local Area Commands and

State Crime Command Organised Crime Directorate (State

Drug Squad (State Resource)

Regional and Local Area Command Resources

14.7 % of population use illicit drugs

Tobacco still most preventable cause of death / ill harm

Excessive alcohol consumption major risk mortality /

Rate of dependant use

Highest rates of dependence

Use of ‘Ice’ doubled from

Anecdotal evidence of first

Total number of % Change from Total weight of % Change from

2009-2010 10,543 -20.7% 671,866 -59.0%

2010-2011 11,212 6.3% 1,008,716 50.1%

2011-2012 15,191 35.5% 1,572,628 55.9%

2012-2013 21,056 38.6% 6,453,736 310.4%

Annual World demand

Oxycodone aka “ Hillbilly

Once addicted users often

Identified a 63 year old

Male obtaining Cocaine

Identify further 5kg

• Columbians place white

Use in Australia higher than global

Capable of producing 6000

Retail value - $1500

Black Market value – up to $20

Supplied with upper & lower

Jaw clenching and teeth grinding

Heightened senses (sight, hearing and

Excessive sweating and skin tingles

Nausea and reduced appetite

Fast heart beat

Dehydration Heat stroke

Drinking extreme amounts of water (can

Methods of production and distribution

Many compounds sold as ‘ Legal Highs’

Legality surrounding drug analogues was a grey

OC groups exploiting opportunities presented by

Limited research / knowledge about the health

Heightened community awareness and

Created an impetus to respond to the

NSW Government outlawed synthetic

Laws are the most comprehensive and

Powder - cut to street quality

Paste / Base – mid level purity in

Tablets – mixed with other

Recrystallised – large crystals of

Fake ice – mid level purity cut

 Cut with glucose.

“ICE” or “Crystal Meth”

Investigation into Central

Investigation into Italian

40 pounds Cannabis and

Drug chemically altered to

Initial presumptive testing