新西兰英语 285 The drug P

　　A customs officer found the drug P (methamphetamine) in a tourist’s luggage last week at Auckland airport. Other members of the tour party were searched and a total of 8kg of P was found. Seven tourists were arrested and are now in prison, waiting for a trial. They are all men, in their mid-20s, from Taiwan.
The drug P sells on the street for between $700 and $1,200 a gram so this was worth at least $6m. Sometimes drugs are found by dogs but this time, a customs officer checked a small plastic bag during a search of luggage.
The drug P is a big problem in New Zealand. However, the number of drug users¹ is dropping as police and customs are working hard to stop supplies. Last year, two men from China who smuggled² P into New Zealand, were sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Questions to think about
It costs around $20,000 a year to keep one person in prison. Do we want to pay to keep 7 people from another country in prison for 16 years? What would happen to them if we sent them back to their country?

1 users   

用户，使用者( user的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。

2 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网