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flag New Zealand launches $30M anti-meth campaign targeting trans-Pacific trafficking and rising social harm.

flag New Zealand has launched a four-year, $30 million national campaign to combat a doubling of methamphetamine use since 2023, driven by a surge in trans-Pacific trafficking and linked to $1.5 billion in annual social harm. flag The plan, funded in part by $5.9 million in seized criminal assets, includes enhanced maritime patrols, expanded police powers to intercept digital communications and seize assets, a new money-laundering unit, and increased support for mental health and addiction services. flag It also strengthens border security and offshore liaison efforts to disrupt drug networks, though it does not adopt all advisory recommendations like a dedicated minister for organized crime or a national data dashboard.

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