AUSTRALIA'S LATEST ILLICIT DRUG DATA SHOWS RECORD LEVELS
* Number of drug seizures hits a record 115,000 in 2015/16, up 85 per cent since 2006/07.
* Number of drug arrests hits a record 155,000, increasing almost 90 per cent over the decade.
* Number of clandestine labs detected decreased from 667 in 2014/15 to 575 in 2015/16, but still jumped more than 60 per cent over the decade.
* Cannabis accounted for the highest number of arrests and seizures.
* Cannabis arrests hit a record 80,000, seizures hit a record 61,000 and detection at the border hit a record 7500.
* There were 48,000 arrests for amphetamines and 39,000 seizures.
* There were 4000 cocaine seizures and 2600 arrests, with almost 3000 detections at the border.
* The weight of drugs seized was 21 tonnes, the fourth highest amount on record.
Source: Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 2015/16 report.
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