Australia is losing the war on drugs which could destroy the country’s future generations.
New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro said there had been years of neglecting drug problems which may overrun the country.
Dangerous drug smuggling gangs believe Australia is a ‘growing market’ for methamphetamine – a drug flooding many regional towns.
Australia is losing the war on drugs which could destroy the future generations according to New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro (pictured)
Dangerous drug smuggling gangs believe Australia is a ‘growing market’ for methamphetamine – a drug flooding many regional towns (stock image)
Mr Barilaro said the war on ice was something we are already ‘losing our next generation’ to (stock image)
Mr Barilaro said the war on ice was something we are already ‘losing our next generation’ to, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The politician, who also wants to slash immigration in half from 190,000 to 100,000, said he wanted to meet regional communities to determine what services were needed to combat the drug.
The comments come as the nation finds itself in the grips of an ice fight where a full time Australian Federal Police officer is stationed deep in the Mexican jungle to target the dealers and cease importation.
Authorities claim cheap methamphetamine – which is often touted as a drug that does not discriminate – is being used by children as young as nine-years-old, putting the country at crisis point.
Australia uses about eight tonnes of ice each year and is easily accessible, according to a 60 Minutes report in April.
‘Ice is absolutely killing us in the rural areas,’ Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad commander Detective Superintendent Peter McErlain previously told Daily Telegraph.
Authorities claim cheap methamphetamine is being used by children as young as nine-years-old (stock image)
‘It’s one of the biggest issues in terms of violence, in terms of the gun crime that’s associated with it, and in terms of destroying whole communities and kids’ lives. It’s a bad, bad thing.’
Earlier this year, police stopped a massive 313 kilograms of drug ice from being sold on Australian streets.
The huge bust prevented about $270 million worth of methamphetamine being distributed and causing destructive damage.
The haul was the biggest South Australian bust in history but was minor compared to the 1.2 tonnes of ice seized in Western Australia in December last year worth more than $1 billion.
Methamphetamine is often touted as the drug that does not discriminate as it puts the country at crisis point (stock image)