{"id":15122,"date":"2019-07-23T05:43:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T09:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=15122"},"modified":"2019-07-23T05:43:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T09:43:07","slug":"australia-drug-runner-crashes-meth-van-into-police-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2019\/07\/23\/australia-drug-runner-crashes-meth-van-into-police-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia drug runner crashes meth van into police car"},"content":{"rendered":"

A suspected drug carrier has been arrested after crashing a van packed with A$200m (\u00a3112m; $140m) of methamphetamine into a patrol car parked outside a police station in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old driver hit the police car at speed, crushing its bonnet, on Monday before racing off.<\/p>\n

Police caught him an hour later in Eastwood, a suburb in the city’s north.<\/p>\n

A search of the van uncovered 273kg of meth.<\/p>\n

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Police found moving boxes full of packaged meth inside the van<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Authorities said no-one was injured in the crash, but the police car had “sustained significant damage”.<\/p>\n

Crystal meth, which is known locally as ice, has been described as the most common and damaging illegal drug in Australia.<\/p>\n

The price of crystal meth in Australia is among the highest in the world, driving the country’s organised crime gangs to trade increasingly in the drug.<\/p>\n

The man, who has not been named, faced court on Tuesday charged with drug supply and negligent driving offences.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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