Methamphetamine manufacturing center, Chengxin, southwest Sydney (photo by the Daily Telegraph)
In the outskirts of Sydney, the "methamphetamine 带" stretches for up to 100 kilometers.
According to the Daily Telegraph, from (Picton), in the southwest to (Blue Mountains), in the west and (Richmond), in the north to the half-rural area of greater Sydney, it has become the preferred location for toxicologists. Promote the new state drug production point vigorous development tide.
Ahead of methamphetamine`s special commission of inquiry, (Special Commission of Inquiry), the Daily Telegraph launched a special investigation into the spread of drug in new state communities.
There has been a surge in the number of clandestine laboratories in new prefectures. Last fiscal year, the number of temporary drug sites seized by police rose alarmingly by 46%.
Police said small-scale drug-making shelters in residential kitchens were gradually withdrawn, evolving into a larger, one-time production of hundreds of litres of specialized drug-making sites.
Large-scale manufacturing sites spread to a semi-rural area in the edge of the sydney (
New state drug and guns investigation team (Drugs and Firearms Squad) commander Cook (Michael Cook) said the large-scale drug manufacturing trend has spread to semi-rural areas.
Cook said: "We have a term `methamphetamine belt`, specifically from Pickton / Camden (Camden) to Lippington (Leppington) / Bringley (Bringelly), (Bringelly), Cecile Mount (Cecil Hills), to Blue Mountain and Windsor (Windsor). Drug-making shelters seem to always appear in these areas. "
Cook noted that drug-making activities are increasingly searching for remote locations, such as farms or shacks in semi-rural areas. In this way, trucks transport equipment can come and go, and will not appear out of place, lest the neighbors doubt.
New state police seized 86 laboratories in the 15 months to April, according to media data.
The new state police`s drug investigation team`s chemical action team, (Chemical Operations Unit), responds 24 hours a day, with most operations concentrated in southwestern Sydney.
More than 30 laboratories were seized in residential and rural areas on the southwest edge of Sydney and 14 in northern urban areas.
Police are working closely with chemical suppliers to encourage suspicious report buyers.
