Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In the 1920s and 1930s, there was an increasingly internationalist approach to drug policy, overseen by the League of Nations, with Australia enacting a series of increasingly strict drug laws (Mandelson, 1987), [4] despite the low incidence of illicit drug use in Australia during this period.
In July 2021, Australian police together with American and other countries police forces arrested dozens of drug smugglers and murderers worldwide in what was known as the ANOM operation. [ 121 ] 16 October to 3 November 2021 – Cleo Smith , a four-year-old girl from Carnarvon , disappeared on 16 October 2021 from a campsite in the Gascoyne ...
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
Organised crime in Sydney can be traced back to the Razor gangs of the 1920s and 1930s. [citation needed] By the 1950s, the Sydney gangland scene started to become more organised with various criminal figures controlling illegal casinos, brothels, SP bookmaking, Drug Trafficking, nightclubs and ran Protection rackets, across greater Sydney, often supported by corrupt police.
Heroin is classified as an opioid drug produced from the opium poppy. [1] The illicit use of heroin in Australia emerged during the 1960s. [2] Its origins have been linked to American troops stationed in major cities such as Melbourne and Sydney, who introduced the drug to the red-light districts whilst on their recreational leave. [2]
Kathleen Mary Josephine Leigh (née Beahan; 10 March 1881 – 4 February 1964) (other names included Kathleen Barry, and Kathleen Ryan) was an Australian underworld figure who rose to prominence as a madam, illegal trader of alcohol and cocaine, and for running betting/gambling syndicates from her home in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia during the first half of the twentieth century.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Federal law makes even possession of "soft drugs", such as cannabis, illegal, though some local governments have laws contradicting federal laws. In the U.S., the War on Drugs is thought to be contributing to a prison overcrowding problem. In 1996, 59.6% [76] of prisoners were drug-related criminals. The U.S. population grew by about +25% from ...