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Pilot arrested in airport drug bust
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watoday - (Australia) The drug bust was a part of an investigation by the South East Metropolitan Tactical Investigation Group who have been investigating the theft of pseudo-ephedrine based medication and the manufacture of methylamphetamine. (Fri Nov 06 17:49:18 2009 PST)

Vic acquires new jet for bushfire season
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news.ninemsn - (Australia) Man reports marijuana stolen, handed DUI US police charged a man with driving under the influence after he called to report h... (Fri Nov 06 16:51:31 2009 PST) [also news.ninemsn.com.au8134]

Seven charged over NSW drug syndicate
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news.ninemsn - (Australia) Police have arrested seven people and seized $100000 worth of speed and ecstasy during a covert operation to smash a drug syndicate operating in Sydney and on the NSW Central Coast. (Fri Nov 06 14:48:55 2009 PST)

Drug growing leads to probation
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sunshinecoastdaily - (Australia) A BORED man who started smoking cannabis excessively decided to grow his own in a hydroponic set-up. He said they also found 150 grams of dried cannabis, five grams of cannabis seeds, water pipes and an electric coffee grinder used to process the drugs. ... (Fri Nov 06 08:19:21 2009 PST)

Marijuana helpful for post-traumatic stress
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zeenews - (Australia) Marijuana helpful for post-traumatic stress Marijuana helpful for post-traumatic stress Marijuana (Fri Nov 06 00:04:41 2009 PST)

Bail denied for Betts accused
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news - (Australia) Is charged with being an accessory after the fact and drug trafficking. (Thu Nov 05 22:49:01 2009 PST)

'Stillnox defence' to be tested next year
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news - (Australia) Police raid cannabis grow-house (Thu Nov 05 20:20:11 2009 PST)

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Seven arrested in drug bust
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smh - (Australia) SPEED and ecstasy worth $100000 was seized and seven people arrested during a covert police operation in Sydney and on the Central Coast. (Sat Nov 07 05:20:21 2009 PST)

More bloody idiots
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theage - (Australia) The State Government is spending $10 million replacing and expanding drug-testing devices. (Sat Nov 07 05:20:21 2009 PST) [also brisbanetimes.com.au9031, smh.com.au7975]

Police bust airport drug ring in Perth
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skynews - (Australia) Sky News: Police bust airport drug ring in Perth Police say chemicals and glassware used to manufacture methylamphetamine were found on a plane which was flown from Busselton yesterday afternoon. (Sat Nov 07 04:33:09 2009 PST)

Son of engineering family in court on drug lab charge - PerthNow
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news - (Australia) Sgt Andrews said that police found a 15g bag of methamphetamine, liquid methamphetamine and drug-making equipment including chemicals, glassware and other substances inside the hangar. Sgt Andrews said that police found a 15g bag of methamphetam... (Sat Nov 07 03:35:19 2009 PST) [also news.com.au6613]

Gemma Ward attacked for putting on weight
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news - (Australia) The model had copped cruel barbs about her weight gain after Heath Ledger's death from a prescription- drug overdose. ... (Sat Nov 07 03:20:14 2009 PST)

Saudi man beheaded for murder
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heraldsun - (Australia) Capital punishment can be imposed for the crimes of rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking under the ultra-conservative kingdom's strict Islamic sharia laws. ... (Sat Nov 07 01:34:58 2009 PST)

$100000 worth of drugs seized
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watoday - (Australia) Police have arrested seven people and seized $100000 worth of speed and ecstasy during a covert operation to smash a drug syndicate operating in Sydney and on the NSW Central Coast. (Fri Nov 06 19:04:25 2009 PST)

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Stolen marijuana: dopey driver busted
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brisbanetimes - (Australia) Stolen marijuana: dopey driver busted Oregon police in the US have charged a man with drunk driving after he called police to report his marijuana as stolen. (Fri Nov 06 18:39:24 2009 PST) [also skynews.com.au5106, news.ninemsn.com.au7352]

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HPV program boosts spending on preventive health
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pharmacynews - (Australia) Communicable disease control, which involves needle and syringe programs run in many states through pharmacies, fell as a proportion of total governmental public health spending b from 14.8 per cent in 2006-07 to 11.9 in 2007-08 b even though the total amount rose by $2.5 million to $256.7 million. Stiffer warnings for Champix, ... (Thu Nov 05 20:04:20 2009 PST)