But Mr Key said that had led to greater efforts to import the product, with big drug seizures now being reported. That was a big incentive for gangs to get involved in importation, Mr Key said. "What's partly driving these very big seizures ... is that the street price in a place like Mexico is a fraction of what it is in New Zealand." Prime Minister John Key denies that the fight against methamphetamine is being lost but says importations are up from countries where the drug is cheap because of the big profits to be made by gangs. He told reporters in London on Monday that the government's methamphetamine action plan initiated between 2008-11 had led to a reduction in the drug's use.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 12, 2016 02:02 UTC