‘An amazing quantity’: Sydney still in first flush of infatuation with cocaine

Australians’ love affair with illicit drugs is scaling new heights following a record-breaking $12.4 billion outlay as sewerage systems show cocaine is king for many Sydneysiders.

The commission has been testing wastewater for drugs since 2016. Cocaine usage has come back dramatically since a post-pandemic supply issue.Experts and law enforcement officials say Sydney’s unique economic and demographic structure, as well as its geography, make cocaine trafficking attractive to criminal cartels. The city has the highest median household income in Australia, almost 20 per cent higher than the national average, the latest census shows.

“Organised crime is making a significant profit at every level, there’s no need to cut prices to increase market share because the market is there. You make so much profit at the existing level.”Only Saudi Arabia, where a drug conviction will get you beheaded, has higher prices for illicit drugs.

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