Question regarding the size and source of the 'sly grog' market in the Kimberley region, with the WA Police unable to provide specific estimates or identify specific source towns.

AnsweredQoN 4654Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 October 2015
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Police

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I refer to the Liquor enforcement team of WA police, and the
‘sly grog’ market in the area of the Kimberley with restrictions, and I ask: (a) do WA Police have an estimate of the size of the
current ‘sly grog’ market in the Kimberley; (b) if
yes to (a): (i) what is it; (ii) how did the police reach that figure; and (iii) can
WA police comment as to whether they believe the size is increasing or
decreasing and on what basis; and (c) can WA Police identify which towns in the
Kimberley are the source of packaged alcohol for the ‘sly grog’ market?

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Answered
16 February 2016
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
118 days
(a) No.
(b) (i - iii) Not applicable.
(c) No. Packaged alcohol can be sourced from all major towns in the Kimberley.

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