News From The Drug War Front -Podcast- 12th December 2023

<p>In this week’s News From The Drug War Front:</p> <p>Local news…</p> <p>Locally, a raid has uncovered and “enormously destabilised” what police claim is the “largest illegal controlled prescription drug network” in ACT history.</p> <p>Nationally, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have put out a press release putting transnational serious organised crime (TSOC) on notice after a number of attempted drug drops at sea.</p> <p>Four people were hospitalised due to “drug issues’ after attending a Sydney dance music festival. Meanwhile, the recently elected New South Wales Labor government continues to remain silent about any drug law reforms that could save the lives of young people.</p> <p>In International news, we have reports from Uruguay and Chile.</p> <p>Along with global news stories and discussion we will be talking about the need to consider ways of ending the disastrous policy of modern prohibition.</p> <p>The show is co-presented by Geoff Ward and Marion Watson.</p> <p>(Our apologies for any breaks in the broadcast; there were some ‘technical issues’ in the studio on the day.)</p> <p> </p>