Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett has called for a national “conversation” about the link between Australians’ use of illicit drugs and organised crime violence.

Barrett’s call comes after recent murders in Sydney linked to organised crime included two cases of mistaken identity in one week.

Writing in The Nightly, Barrett said: “The conversation needs to be collectively louder about the dangers of illicit drug use and linking it to the organised crime violence in our communities and the impact it is having on our national security.

"Australians take too many illicit drugs, and it is absurd how much money users are willing to pay for them.” We should “refuse........

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