Media release
8 October 2009

Mayor of Manukau Len Brown has welcomed the government's initiatives to cut down on the availability of ingredients used to manufacture P.

"P is a horrible drug that is doing real damage to our communities," says Mr Brown.

"For a long time now I have been calling for a ban on over-the-counter sales of pseudoephedrine, a base ingredient for making the drug, to try and combat the P labs in our communities.

"It is good to see the government taking a lead on tackling this scourge and I'm also happy with the support for P treatment and detox. We need to help people who are caught up by this horrible addiction.

"My council is working with the police, businesses and community groups to get rid of this drug. We recently put together a mayoral taskforce on P to tackle methamphetamine use on our streets.

"I welcome this announcement from the government. We've now got to focus on tackling the drug runners and I am working closely with the police on a campaign to shut down the P-labs and dak houses in our city.

"I am committed to making our communities as drug free as possible," says Mr Brown.

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