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Canada becoming ‘source country’ for meth exports, report warned

Internal police analysis said Mexican methamphetamine is undercutting local producers, pushing them to ship product to lucrative markets like Australia

Zak Vescera
Kim Bolan, Zak Vescera

28 Oct 2024 • 5 min read

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A view of cranes at a port in Delta, B.C.
Canadian authorities have seized dozens of shipments of methamphetamine at Vancouver's ports in recent months, much of it bound for Australia and New Zealand. (Darryl Dick/Canadian Press)

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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