But that doesn’t mean that the community can’t play a part in weeding them out and bringing them to justice.

And that’s where the Dob In A Dealer program works best.

The program urges people to be aware of what’s going on around them and by doing so raising awareness of drug dealing — ice in particular — and the havoc it is wreaking on local communities.

Crime Stoppers has launched a statewide Dob In A Dealer campaign aimed at getting law-abiding members of the community to keep their eyes and ears open. It’s a bit like Neighbourhood Watch, only with a special focus on ice.

You can help in numerous ways. Those of you who actually do know someone who deals in ice or indeed uses ice need to wise up and tell the police about it.

Although, under our present approach to illicit drugs, the dealer or user will almost certainly face punishment they may also be offered help.

In the long run, dobbing them in will be the right thing to do. You might even save their lives.

For those of you who do not know anyone in the drugs business it’s a matter of looking for the signs.

Is there a rental property nearby where people come and go at all times of the day and night? Are the windows blocked out or the curtains always drawn? Are there odd smells coming from the house?

They could all be signs that the house is being used for the cooking or selling of ice.

No one likes to be a snitch, but when we’re talking about a substance as insidious as ice dobbing in someone who is trading on someone else’s misery is a public service.

Local cop Senior Sergeant Shane Keogh said even the smallest bit of information might help put a bigger picture together and snare the immoral criminals behind this trade.

Remember, the people dealing this stuff to vulnerable users are not nice people. By dobbing them in, you will be doing the world a favour.