WA’s ’other drugs’ problem

A government report said Australia's illicit drugs trade, led by cannabis and crystal meth, is at an all-time high with nearly 20 tonnes of narcotics seized last year and a record number of arrests. Source: AFP

Evidence pictures from the seizure by state and federal authorities in Brooklyn of 200kg of methamphetamine hidden in the tyres of a truck being shipped to Melbourne. Source: Supplied

WA has an amphetamine problem — but it also has a growing problem in illegal use of prescription and other drugs.

Prescription drugs are lumped with other unclassified substances in an "other drugs" category of the Australian Crime Commission's Illicit Drug Data Report, released today.

The report shows that in 2012-2013, 21 per cent of all drug-related arrests were for these "other drugs" — the highest proportion of any state.

"Other drugs" only made up 10 per cent of drug seizures in WA, but it made up 46 per cent of all drugs seized as measured by weight.

Only the Northern Territory had a higher proportion of other drugs as measured by weight, because of the kava trade.

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In contrast, about 25 per cent of all drug seizures in WA were related to amphetamines, but in total weight amphetamines only made up 38 per cent of all drugs seized.

The number of arrests for amphetamines increased by 23 per cent in one year, with 2870 people charged with amphetamine-related offences in WA in one year.

But WA also had the least pure amphetamine, with purity as low as 0.3 per cent compared to 73.5 per cent in the Australian Capital Territory.

The report said that the number of clan labs in WA has decreased since the peak of 171 in 2010-2011 but still the second highest in Australia, behind Queensland.

However it said WA clan labs are more likely to use the dangerous Nazi/Birch method, which is more volatile and likely to explode.

Cannabis accounted for almost 60 per cent of drug seizures in WA, but just 15 per cent of drugs seized when measured by weight. That was the lowest proportion of cannabis in any state and far behind states like South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, where cannabis made up 90 per cent of the total weight of drugs seized.

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