Australia: Police book drug ring syndicate

South Australian police and Customs officers say they have broken an elaborate drug syndicate that has been importing pseudoephedrine from Malaysia in children's books.

Police have arrested 16 people in South Australia with alleged links to motorcycle gangs.

The operation also led to the discovery of nine drug laboratories and a quantity of firearms.

Detective Inspector Graham Goodwin says the seizure is a significant breakthrough.

"In a seizure of pseudoephedrine which equated to 12.5 kilograms that equates to basically 200,000 street deals," he said.

"We see that as being fairly significant and a significant seizure which removes such illicit drugs from the local community."

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Pubdate: Tue, 27 September 2005
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia Web)
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