Drug Trafficking In New Zealand
In the first six months of 2019, there were $1 billion dollars worth of drugs seized in New Zealand. Drug trafficking is a social sin. Sinaloa cartel how has been connected to meth trafficking in New Zealand from their super lab in Mexican. Drug trafficking in to New Zealand is a serious problem this essay will explain what is drug trafficking and why is it happening, how it has effect on NZ and how people can stop it. What is drug trafficking and why is it happening in New Zealand. (this is a question so it should have a?) Drug trafficking is illegal and it is a multi-million dollar business in New Zealand. New Zealand has some of the high prices of drugs in the world. New Zealand is one of the most lucrative markets in the world for methamphetamine and cocaine, with the high prices attracting the attention of Mexican cartels in recent years (Savage, 2019). The drug trafficking business is a massive business in New Zealand because of the high price of class A drugs. Meth is usually $40 per gram but some people sell it for $60, it depends on the person. Cocaine＄361. 9 a gram and MDMA-＄34. 87 a tablet and ＄LSD -18. 50 per gram. A kilo of meth can cost between $150,000 NZD or $350,000 NZD. Drug trafficking it is a supply and demand issue and the demand is in New Zealand. The people who live in New Zealand take $1. 4 million dollars of drugs everyday. Drug traffickers are creative thinkers who have hidden drugs in paint tins or in car batteries and puffer jackets.
Drug trafficking has an effect on the economy in New Zealand, and the people who live there. The trafficking business is bringing drugs into New Zealand, but it also is bringing in other unwanted things as well, like life forms, (what do you mean by this? Life forms? Aliens?????) parasites, and diseases which are harming local environments. Class A drugs are considered very high risk drugs: methamphetamine, magic mushrooms, cocaine, heroin and LSD (Acid). Class B drugs are considered high risk drugs: cannabis oil, hashish, morphine, opium, ecstasy and many amphetamine-type substances. Class C drugs are considered moderate risk: cannabis seed, cannabis plant and codeine. If caught supplying class A drugs a person will be penalized with life time imprisonment, and if caught supplying class B drugs it will be 14 year imprisonment. The penalty for supplying class C drugs it can be eight years imprisonment or sometimes it can be one year imprisonment and/or $1000.
Stopping drug trafficking into New Zealand is a big job. It is a supply and demand business and the demand is in New Zealand. The New Zealand police force has drug dogs, which can sniff out drugs in airports and mail centres. The New Zealand police force has x-ray machines that can detect drugs and do manual searches as well. Drug trafficking is a problem all over the world. The high prices of drug in New Zealand that is attracting Mexican cartels. New Zealand has drug dog and x-ray machines to find drugs that are trying to get in. These cartels are using various methods to smuggle drugs in to New Zealand such as car batteries and puffer jackets. There are several penalties that a people can get by getting caught trafficking drug into New Zealand.
