Sydney Has Been Crowned The Cocaine Capital Of Australia

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Alamy

Oh, Sydney You now hold the title of Australia's cocaine capital.

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Sydney residents, you do truly appreciate the finer pleasures in life.

However, nose candy is still popular in Emerald City, despite a 10% decrease in illegal drug use generally in Australia over the course of the previous year to last August.

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According to the most recent data from the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, Sydney had the highest rate of cocaine use among all Australian capital areas in April 2022.

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Drug use is a "concerning amount" nationwide, according to Matt Rippon, acting CEO of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (AACIC), according to 9News.

"The findings show methylamphetamine continues to be the most consumed illicit stimulant by some margin.”

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Alamy

"We also saw record low national consumption of cocaine."

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Since there was no evidence to suggest that demand had decreased, he continued, the low consumption of white powder was caused by police arrests that had limited the supply.

According to Greg Denham, a former senior sergeant with the Victoria police, seizures and discovery had little effect on the long-term availability of drugs.

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“At most 10 to 15 percent of drugs are seized by law enforcement. And where there has been a shortage created by a drug bust, it usually has only short-term effects,” he said.

According to the most recent wastewater study, rural Queensland had the highest ketamine snorters, while Melbourne was identified as Australia's MDMA capital.

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The country's ice (methamphetamine) use was greatest in Adelaide, while oxycodone misuse is now centered in Hobart.

According to statistics from NSW's Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BCSR), arrests for cocaine reached a record high in 2017.

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According to the study, the state saw a rise in cocaine arrests in December 2021, with 275 people being detained. The Sydney CBD was the site of one-third of those seizures.

Talk about a white Christmas.

This was corroborated by data from the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program from the previous year, which revealed that more often than anywhere else in Australia, the white tornado tore through the city.

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According to Daily Mail, AACIC Chief Executive Michael Phelan said that rise was probably due to the booming drug supply following the Covid-19 disruption.

“Organised crime groups have redoubled their efforts to supply the major illicit drug markets as Covid restrictions eased, generating significant illicit revenue, but they continue to face challenges, not least from law enforcement agencies,” he said.

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