Brilio.net/en - Move on over Walter White. (Breaking Bad reference for all those who dont get it.. do yourself a favour and binge watch the all the seasons ASAP) Australian police have seized $1 billion Australian dollars worth of liquid methylamphetamine, also known as ice on the streets.
The bust is one of the biggest in Australian history, which has resulted in 3.6 million individual hits being taken off the market, according to Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan.
Surprisingly, only four people have been charged as of now. The delivery of the shipment was tracked back to a warehouse in Hong Kong, after a similar package was intercepted last year in December that led the authorities to follow the lead that led to the success in catching this years equivalent of Walter Whites dreams.
The most intriguing part of this story is no doubt about how the liquefied drug was transported. Authorities discovered the liquid inside the average girls weekend necessity the gel, stick on boobs. What was once an innocent way to add some umph into those crop tops could easily have turned into a disaster.
Australia has had a serious and growing issue with the drugs, as it has become increasingly popular. The drug, which has plagued inner American cities for decades, has devastating effects on those who use it and is, evidently, becoming increasingly more available.
Hopefully, the government will implement more programs to prevent the sale of illicit substances. According to Crime Commission NSW State Manager Warren Gray, Methylamphetamine poses -- by far -- the greatest threat to the Australian public of all illicit drug types, and by a significant margin."
Walter White may soon enough be relocating to the land down under.