Sunday, June 05, 2005

Crime gang targets pharmacists / [Australia] NEWS.com.au 5 Jun 2005

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15506967-421,00.html
Neil Mercer
"ORGANISED crime syndicates will steal or buy more than 30 million cold and flu tablets from NSW pharmacies this year to help make illegal amphetamines. Police said they believed at least a million packs of the popular medications would be 'diverted' from their legitimate use. They said demand for speed was at a record high and criminals were making millions of dollars. "