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Significant drug find
- Published_at:2013-03-27
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:SAPoliceNews
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- description: Police have discovered more than seven million dollars of methamphetamine. Two men have been charged over the haul, which weighed more than seven kilograms. The drug discovery was made by two astute officers on a Nomad patrol on Mount Gawler Road at Inglewood. The officers saw two men acting suspiciously near a vehicle on the side of the road. As one of the officers attempted to speak to the men they fled into nearby bushland. It was quickly determined the men were in the process of uncovering a large amount of methamphetamine that had been buried in various containers just off the road. Cordons were established and the Dog Operations Unit and police helicopter brought in to find the men. The men were found and arrested without incident. Detectives from the Drug Investigation Branch were called in and found seven large containers at the scene with what was believed to be methamphetamine. Forensic Services SA analysed the contents and confirms the substance to be 7.33 kg of methamphetamine. In its present form this equates to 73,300 street deals with a value of $7,330,000. However, the purity of the drugs is about 70 per cent, which means when adulterated with 'cutting agents" the true value of the drugs may be up to three times that amount in value. The two men were arrested and charged with trafficking a large commercial quantity of methamphetamine. Police believe the drug was locally produced. Head of SAPOL's Drug Investigation Branch, Detective Superintendent Des Bray, said the find is an outstanding result. "This discovery shows that while SAPOL has different specialist areas aimed at different elements of the illicit drug market, patrol officers still play a critical role in the detection and intelligence gathering of drug activity in our community. Every day, across the State, uniformed police make considerable seizures of drugs. A seizure of this size will have a substantial impact on the availability of illicit drugs in our community." Anyone with information on illicit drug activity should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.sa.crimestoppers.com.au
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