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CHILDREN as young as 10 are being caught by police with amphetamines and other designer drugs in South Australia. Hospitals and clinics are also reporting an increase in the number of young people treated for overdoses or addiction. As the use of amphetamines continues to grow at an alarming rate in SA, police figures reveal 67 youths aged between 10 and 17 have been caught with illicit drugs – including amphetamines, ecstasy, methylamphetamines, also known as Ice, and heroin – since September, 2001. The youths were placed in the police drug diversion scheme and referred to health services for assessment and treatment. Another 1910 youths have been caught with can…

Customs officers acting on a tip-off from a shipping company have foiled a sophisticated drug smuggling attempt, seizing more than 600kg of cannabis hidden in a container at Fremantle Port. Federal Justice Minister Chris Ellison today described the haul as the biggest cannabis seizure at Australia's border since 1997. In all, 640kg of the drug with an estimated street value of more than $12 million was found in the container after an employee noticed it had a false floor. Customs officers then used an x-ray machine to reveal the drugs which were wrapped in about 300 separate plastic bags. The container was in transit at Fremantle but Senator Ellison declined to…

The District Court jury could be forgiven for wondering why such a sweet-looking old couple were seated in the dock. Unpaid parking fines or failing to return a library book perhaps. In fact, probably just about anything apart from drug dealing. David William Sidney Davies, 81, and his wife Florence Gladys Davies, 77, are each accused of two counts of possessing cannabis with intent to sell or supply. Rugged up against the cold, the elderly pensioners sat shoulder to shoulder in the courtroom as prosecutor Paul Dixon outlined the State's case against them. Hard-of-hearing, Mr Davies leant forward intently as Mr Dixon told the court how police found 18.7kg of canna…

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A 67-year-old man is to appear in a Lithgow court today after police allegedly found more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in his possession. Acting on information police say they stopped the man while he was driving his car in Lithgow, in central west NSW, yesterday morning. They say a search of the vehicle found a kilogram of marijuana. Police then searched the man's house, where it is alleged they found 12 50-litre drums and four 44 gallon drums of marijuana. Police estimate the street value of the drugs at $600,000. Author: ABC Date: 4/06/04 Source: ABC Online Copyright: 2004 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Stockholm: A Swedish art exhibit featuring cannabis plants may have to be cancelled after police confiscated the plants in a drugs bust. The exhibition was to open on Saturday in the university town of Lund and titled Counterclockwise Circumambulation, was partially destroyed when police cut the plants to take them away as evidence, artist Sture Johannesson said. The plant is grown in the region for its fibres and Swedish media said Johannesson's hemp was not the type used by smokers. He could replace the plants, but said they had already begun to grow back. "They will have to come back on a regular basis to prune," he said. By TMVS Date: 07/05/04 Source: ST…

Study finds no association between marijuana use and incidence of oral cancer Contrary to previous research findings that have suggested a link, marijuana use does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of developing oral cancer, according to a large, population-based study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Their findings, the result of the most comprehensive evaluation to date regarding the association between marijuana use and the incidence of oral squamous-cell carcinoma, appear in the June issue of Cancer Research, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research. The study, conducted in collaboration with res…

Four men will face court today after cannabis worth $2.5 million was seized in raids at seven inner-western Sydney rental houses. NSW Police said today three men arrested in Marrickville, aged 29, 37 and 38 will appear at Newtown Local Court charged with cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis. Another man, 50, will appear at Bankstown Local Court, charged with cultivating a prohibited plant, after his arrest in a house at Roberts Rd, Greenacre. Yesterday at 6.30am (AEST) 80 police, led by Marrickville local area command, raided houses in Marrickville, Earlwood, Greenacre and Fairfield. The raids were the result of a two month investigation called operation …

Costa Rican National Police have seized 2,475 kg of compressed marijuana in the country's southern locality, the authorities said on Friday. The drugs were found on Thursday night on a truck parked on theoutskirts of San Vito de Coto Brus. Informed by confidential clues and reports, police found 42 plastic sacks covered by sacks of organic fertilizers on the truck.Each of the 42 sacks had 50 packages with one kg of marijuana each. Besides, the police found another 15 sacks with 25 packages with one kg each. The seized compressed marijuana totaled 2,475 kg, valued over 10.6 million US dollars in the national market. Two Costa Ricans, Valverde Palma, 28, and …

12,000 LET OFF AS LAW GOES TO POT THOUSANDS of pot smokers are being let off without criminal charges every year because the law is too soft, The Daily Telegraph can reveal. NSW Police have been instructed to dole out caution notices to offenders rather than charging them - and now 12,266 people have escaped punishment. In addition, its traffic services department charges more than 1000 motorists with driving while under the influence of illegal drugs every year. Last night the Government was accused of legalising cannabis through the back door. Shadow Attorney-General Andrew Tink said: "This is all about decriminalising cannabis by stealth. Too many peopl…