Exposing the suspected barons of Australia’s meth trade | Four Corners

Crystal meth - or ‘ice’ - is having a devastating impact on Australia.
But beyond the street dealer, most are unaware of the vast network of faceless figures profiting from the drug’s misery.
Reporter Mahmood Fazal gets rare access to people at key points in the meth supply chain: dealer, cook, enforcers, traffickers, and runners.
He travels from the streets of Melbourne to a major source of production in South-East Asia, and identifies an Australian man suspected of being a major importer of meth into the country.
This episode was originally broadcast as ‘Meth Highway’ on 22 April 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Read more about Four Corner’s Meth Highway investigation here: ab.co/3JzZa9f
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00:00 - Intro
01:26 - The meth cook
05:30 - The social impact
08:16 - How suppliers operate
10:56 - Sitting down with a former distributor
13:42 - The Company
15:00 - The muscle
18:48 - Going to the source
21:52 - Meeting the mules
23:22 - The Golden Triangle
25:38 - The meth super labs
27:45 - Militias and meth
33:21 - A history of the drug trade
36:50 - Unveiling a suspected baron
40:45 - The frontlines and solutions