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Major drug initiatives<br />

‘Project STOP’, a joint<br />

initiative of the Pharmacy<br />

Guild of <strong>Queensland</strong> and<br />

the QPS has led to a<br />

significant decline in<br />

pseudoephedrine based<br />

products, predominantly<br />

over-the-counter cold<br />

and flu medications,<br />

being diverted from<br />

pharmacies to the manufacture<br />

of methylamphetamine.<br />

The success of the project in<br />

<strong>Queensland</strong> has led to the Commonwealth Government<br />

funding a national roll-out of the project across all<br />

other Australian jurisdictions in <strong>2008</strong>.<br />

Since 2006, the QPS has been represented on the<br />

<strong>Queensland</strong> Government’s ‘Ice Breaker’ Strategy<br />

Task Force. The implementation of taskforce<br />

recommendations in 2007 has assisted in developing<br />

a more holistic approach by government, law<br />

enforcement and health practitioners to minimise the<br />

harm associated with amphetamine-type substances<br />

(ATS) for communities across <strong>Queensland</strong>.<br />

To assist frontline police and enhance operational<br />

awareness of illicit drugs and the handling of drug<br />

affected persons in the community, the State Drug<br />

Investigation Unit, in partnership with a number of<br />

external stakeholders, has produced several training<br />

initiatives and CD ROMs. ‘Beneath the Ice’ details the<br />

effects of crystal methamphetamine (‘ice’) and related<br />

harms, and ‘Ecstasy and Other Related Drugs’ deals<br />

with people on MDMA (‘Ecstasy’) and other related<br />

synthetic drugs.<br />

Intelligence gathering<br />

The Titan Threat/Risk Assessment Model, developed<br />

and implemented by the State Intelligence Group (SIG),<br />

enables police to identify, monitor and target significant<br />

criminal networks. The Titan Model has facilitated<br />

more efficient and effective allocation of resources at<br />

<strong>Service</strong>, regional and district levels.<br />

The significant increase in the number of criminal<br />

networks identified in 2007-08 compared to the<br />

previous period, demonstrates the value of the Titan<br />

Model as an important mechanism for recording the<br />

extent of networks operating in <strong>Queensland</strong>.<br />

Officers peruse the Beneath the Ice CD-ROM.<br />

36 With honour we serve<br />

Output 2: Crime Management

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