2008 Annual Report - Queensland Police Service - Queensland ...
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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