POLICE are being called to public schools every second day to catch students using and dealing drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis and speed. Figures from the Bureau of Crime Statistics reveal there have been more than 170 police investigations into drug use at public schools during school hours in the 15 months to March this year. A separate investigation by The Sunday Telegraph found that students are openly smoking and dealing cannabis in the playground and are turning up to class stoned. [continues 374 words]
Random drug testing of staff and sniffer dog patrols at Parliament House are being considered after traces of cocaine were detected outside the offices of senior Liberal and Labor MPs. Police have also vowed to step up drug sniffer dog patrols in some of Sydney's top restaurants and public places after The Sunday Telegraph last week revealed drug use was rife in A-list venues across the city. Rose Bay crime manager, Detective Inspector Grant Taylor, said there would be a new focus on drug patrols. [continues 122 words]
