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Canada's Meth Exports to New Zealand Raise Alarms
10/30/2025
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Story summary
- Canadian journalist Avery Haines reports that Canada exports methamphetamine to New Zealand for high profits.
- Authorities seized 713 kg of meth hidden in maple syrup this year, which could have fed New Zealand addicts for a year.
- Haines criticized the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for not tracing the shipments' origins despite information from New Zealand.
- She notes meth use is more normalized in New Zealand and users survive longer.
