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Evalent among younger people and the homosexual community and it is distributed through nightclubs and dance parties. Although much of the MDMA used in Australia is believed to be imported, there are indications that the drug could be manufactured in Australia.
The Australian amphetamine manufacturers certainly possess the technical competence to make this drug. One major seizure of 2 649 tablets occurred in Sydney in April 1991.
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No significant seizures of the amphetamine in the form known as "ice" crystal methamphetamine were reported in Australia. There was one Customs barrier seizure of the substance in 1991 when 5 gm was discovered hidden in the packing straw in boxes containing audio cassettes.
Heroin
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The Australian illicit drug market in the last ten years has been characterised by the steady availability of No. 4 heroin. During 1991, Australian Federal law enforcement agencies seized 47 kg of heroin. This compares with 84 kg seized during 1990. Comparable figures for January to June 1992 are 59 kg of heroin in 135 seizures.
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Heroin was freely available throughout the country during 1991. Prices, largely dependent on purity and locality, varied widely between states. Retail prices for one gram of heroin were consistent with previous years and were within the range of $A 150 - 800 per gram.
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Tasmania, a state of Australia licensed to grow the opium poppy for the legal production of opiates, continues to suffer minor crop losses. Tasmania Police reported that during the 1990/91 growing season 38 464 opium poppy capsules were stolen from licit production. This represents approximately only 0.0009% of total production. This is slightly lower than the previous growing season where 42 000 capsules were stolen. The Tasmania Police Opium Poppy Task Force was able to account for or recover 85% of all capsules taken during the 1990/91 growing season. The amount of legally grown opium lost to the illegal system is the lowest in the world,
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Western Australia police reported an increase in heroin manufacturing laboratories. This has been attributed to the widespread availability of a "home bake" recipe and familiarity with a refining technique
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