Mexican Cartels are Increasingly Targeting Australia's Meth Market

[Judi Lynn]

By Socalj 4/14/2024 02:00:00 PM
"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

Drug cartels from Mexico, the US, and Canada have overtaken rivals in Southeast Asia to become Australia’s top suppliers of methamphetamine, police said, warning that the Mexican traffickers are “increasingly targeting” the country.

The Australian Federal Police and overseas authorities seized 23.6 tons of North American-produced meth bound for Australia in the 2022-23 financial year, the AFP said in a statement last week.

Product from Mexico, the United States, and Canada now make up at least 70% of the meth, or as it is more commonly known in that region, ICE, found in Australia, police have estimated.

Meanwhile, Southeast Asian meth fell to less than 15% of seizures of the drug. Police did not specify the exact amount originating from Mexico but warned: “Mexican cartels (are) increasingly targeting Australia.”

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