Exposing Australia's Crystal Meth Trade | Ice Wars (EP 1/4) | Busting Meth Labs

Published 2024-05-14
We hear from former Ice users, and they tell us their stories of how they became addicted including Aaron, a regular ice user who suffers from schizophrenia. We ride along with NSW Police as they raid a clandestine lab unknowingly located in a homeowner's granny flat. But after a drug lab has been dismantled, who is responsible for cleaning up the toxic residue left behind?

This provocative series takes us to the frontline of Australia’s drug war on the drug known as Ice. Through unprecedented access, we follow the stories of Meth lab busts, front line importation arrests at the docks with Task Force Polaris, decontamination of suburbs by the cleanup crews, forensic teams tracing precursors and toxicologists investigating human impact from passive Meth cooking.

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All Comments (21)
  • @LtheOriginal
    Ah yes, a paranoid schizophrenic on ice. That sounds like a public safety hazard waiting to happen.
  • @RotmgGHOSTMOB
    That figurine of Walter at 11:42 cracked me up so much I keep rewinding it to see him standing there; menacingly
  • @tawnie8550
    I'm a bit concerned this guy is talking about stabbing babies in the head, yet the Dr's think he is doing well enough to not be admitted and be out around the community. Then he goes and does an armed robbery. He is literally telling the Dr's he WILL harm someone if they make him mad. And with himself thinking people are saying things to him when they aren't, or thinking he knows what they are thinking, an innocent person is going to get really hurt or killed around this guy. If he THINKS they say something wrong, he WILL do something to harm. HE SAID HE WOULD. That robbery could of just as easily been an attack on someone. He needs round the clock care. It's better to be in a hospital where he gets help, gets clean and innocent people are safe. The other option is he snaps one day... kills someone which will affect many innocent lives, and he ends up in prison with no mental help. Sad all the way around.
  • who in their right mind would send their "SWAT" into a drug/trap house with zero loaded arms?
  • @askfadzean
    why do i need a VPN to watch this?... when im Australian. Total Joke.
  • @barbking286
    With Aaron (Not Sure Of The Spelling) where does he get the funds to continue purchasing the 'ICE"? He looks very clean & well kept. I have absolutely no idea of the cost. Just curious.
  • @Mongieboy
    What kind of donut watches his place get raided then saunters across the road 2 get nicked!?!? What a prize plum. 😅
  • I know it's terrible but I couldn't stop laughing when that guy who had a smoke started ranting n raving about murdering everyone 😂
  • Australia’s stance on drugs has made it impossible for anyone to enjoy themselves. Dogs on subways, frisks for the hell of it and now once the ICE made it to the kangaroos state, the public realized that it’s just as hard as any drug to buy in the bush, but when you do, it gives you 2 days of being wasted for less than 1 gram of booger sugar. Hats off to Australia
  • @tresaholmes4868
    Sometimes theres a lot to be said about the type of clean up that happens in Brazil
  • @scott8964
    Perfect example of why there should be capital punishment in Australia for serious crimes
  • @kgraham5820
    I’ve always thought the devil himself made this drug.
  • @seanpaul4896
    I'm fascinated with australian crime please keep posting I also wish we had more of the series with serial killer docs
  • Meth sounds great, even the experts say so. Why don't we all start using it? 😊
  • @rozza2012
    Oh, for the good ol days pf P2P biker speed, amphetamine sulfate.
  • I will never understand, that someone puts this in his body. Heroine, I can more or less understand, but this....
  • The police are so polite there knocks on the door 3 times "Police, open the door".. Yeah enough time to flush stuff. Here in the UK.. well, you just straight up get your door smashed in haha