Drug dealers are flocking to Melbourne’s controversial injecting room to sell heroin
5 years, 8 months ago

Drug dealers are flocking to Melbourne’s controversial injecting room to sell heroin

Daily Mail  

Drug dealers are exploiting a legal loophole that allows them to carry up to three grams of heroin around Melbourne's first safe injecting room. 'It's a free-for-all,' said one anonymous user, outside of the injecting room Drug dealers are exploiting a legal loophole that allows them to carry up to 3 grams of heroin around Melbourne's first drug injection room The police union is also conducting a survey of its members to determine if they need a tougher approach. Using heroin is legal in the injecting room, creating a legal loophole that allows users and dealers to carry large doses of the drug consequence-free. To avoid being arrested, all they need to do is inform police they intend on using the facility Using heroin is legal in the injecting room, creating a legal loophole that allows users and dealers to carry large doses of the drug consequence-free 'It's very frustrating for the members because all they're doing is taking crime reports and doing nothing about it,' one anonymous local officer said.

History of this topic

ACT government agrees to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs, such as ice, heroin and cocaine
2 years, 7 months ago
Meth and heroin drug addicts gather outside Melbourne's injecting room
4 years, 4 months ago
Melbourne's drug injecting room trial will be EXPANDED
5 years, 6 months ago

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