Australians have consumed an estimated 15.7 tonnes of methylamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), and heroin in 2020–21, with a street value of around $10.3 billion (US$7.4 billion), the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) revealed. ACIC Chief Executive Officer Michael Phelan said this figure was up by $1.4 billion (just over $1 billion) from the previous year, primarily due to increased street prices. The data was released as part of the ACIC National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program report released on Tuesday. “We saw the second lowest annual consumption of the four major drugs since our national wastewater drug monitoring program began, yet the second highest spending by Australians over the same period,” he said. “It is clear that Australians are prepared to pay top dollar to line the pockets of organised criminals, generating significant health and other harms to our community.” The National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program commenced in 2016, with the aim of providing …