Increased Penalties for Remote Drug Trafficking
Source: Northern Territory. Attorney General. Media release
"The Northern Territory Parliament has passed tougher drug laws aimed at making the Territory’s remote communities safer.
The Attorney-General Chris Burns said under the new legislation it is now an aggravated trafficking offence to take cannabis into remote communities.
The Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill increases the penalty for trafficking drugs into remote communities from five years to a maximum nine years imprisonment."