Detection Statistics for CGTF commencing November 2007: o 499 arrests / reports of OMCG members o 1088 arrests/reports of associates and those linked to OMCGs o The seizure of 330 firearms o 728 premises searched of OMCG members (including clubrooms) o 871 premises searched of associates and those linked to OMCGs o Seizure of $2.33 million in cash o Seizure of 1280 cannabis plants o Seizure of 61,000 street deals of loose cannabis o Seizure of 72,000 street deals of methamphetamine o Seizure of 34,500 street deals of ecstasy o Seizure of 10,980 street deals of other drugs o 394 barring orders issued o 39 current OMCG have current firearm prohibition orders.

Of the 348 detections police action comprised of 365 arrest/reports, Drug Diversions and/or Cannabis Expiation Notices.

We address issues arising from a wide range of drugs including alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, heroin, amphetamines, cannabis and other illicit drugs.

Expert evidence from Professor Jason White,4 pharmacologist, was to the effect that the concentrations of these drugs were consistent with normal therapeutic use, with only mild effects and very little or no impairment of Mr Robertson’s driving ability, either individually or in combination. 10 Also found in Mr Robertson’s blood was 2μg delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per L.5 This is the major psychoactive component of cannabis and may be detected in low quantities up to a day after consumption of cannabis.

New Legislation The following new legislation came into operation during the year: Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs Act, 1974; this Act redefined Indian Hemp as any plant of the genus Cannabis.

Seizures included 49 firearms; 69 kg methamphetamine; 354 kg cannabis; 45 litres fantasy and over 10 000 ecstasy tablets.

Four of the operations targeted industry based offending (cannabis/vehicles) and 68 actions issued primarily investigated mid-level drug activity.

I think the informant also raised a concern that on occasions in the course of the Sturt Mantle team carrying out its activities property was damaged; for example, an item known as a carbon filter, which is part of the equipment used for growing cannabis hydroponically at private residences typically—that that sort of item would be damaged because it was difficult to take away.

Section 3 Australia’s criminal environment 15 S3 AUSTRALIA’S CRIM INAL ENVIRONM ENT Table 3.1: Key substances in the Australian illicit drug market 2022–23 Substance Market characteristics Cannabis Serious and organised crime (SOC) groups are well established in the Australian cannabis market, although they do not dominate it.

I am interested in the new Office of Industrial Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis.