Methamphetamine
Toxicology
What's your poison? Toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... what's happening neurologically when you… Audio
Methamphetamine decontamination of houses
The director of Drug Screeners Ltd Shannon Balzat talks about the incidences of methamphetamine contamination and how easy it is to fool the drug detectors. Audio
'More support needed' for meth addicts
A former prisoner who has run tikanga programmes for ex-offenders says hardened meth addicts need better support to overcome their problems.
NZ's Breaking Bad-style meth labs
It might echo the plotline of the dark crime drama Breaking Bad, but meth clean-up companies say P labs are increasingly operating on New Zealand roads.
Meth makers move onto roads
It sounds like something from the dark television crime drama Breaking Bad, but meth clean-up companies say P labs are now on New Zealand's roads. Audio
Arrests throughout the country as $1 million of meth seized
The police have made several arrests throughout the country after a haul of methamphetamine with a street value of one million dollars was found in a car at the ferry terminal at Picton early this… Audio
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Toxicology with Dr Leo Schep - Methamphetamine
What's your poison? Toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life, such as methamphetamine. Audio
Mystery meth in couple's slow cooker
Two Aucklanders got more than they bargained for after using a slow cooker to prepare their evening meal.
Customs seizes $80m of methamphetamine
Customs has seized $80 million of methamphetamine in Auckland after intercepting a shipping container destined for Fiji.
Teenage tourist denied bail on P charge
Bail has been denied to a teenage tourist arrested after a haul of methamphetamine was found hidden in a courier parcel at Auckland Airport.
Arrest after meth found in courier parcel
Police and Customs have seized about $1 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a courier parcel.
Chews Lane drug ring culprits jailed
Four people involved in a meth operation in central Wellington are tonight beginning jail terms ranging from 17 years to three and a half years.
No appeal for NZ man jailed in Bali
Anthony de Malmanche, who was sentenced to 15 years in an Indonesian prison after being caught with 1.7kg of methamphetamine, will not appeal his sentence.
Hawke's Bay police investigate drugs haul
Police say their investigation into half a million dollars of methamphetamine seized over the weekend is ongoing. Audio
Half a million worth of meth seized in Napier
Half a million dollars worth of methamphetamine has been seized after police found more than half a kilo of the drug in a car. Audio
NZ Customs says supply of methamphetamine increasing globally
Customs says international drug syndicates may be trying to inject life back into the methamphetamine market by oversupplying the drug. Audio
Customs stops $250m worth of meth
There has been a global increase in the supply of methamphetamine, New Zealand Customs says - with a record amount seized in the last six months.
Accused: No idea suitcase held drugs
A 74-year-old Vietnam veteran told Customs he wasn't carrying luggage for anyone else, despite agreeing to deliver a suitcase to someone he'd never met. Audio
Over a hundred million dollars of meth is seized
The police have busted two big drug rings in Auckland seizing well over a hundred million dollars' worth of methamphetamine. Audio