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Meth addict 'gouged out his own eyes and ATE them in front of hospital work ers'  Ice addict gouged his eyes out and ate them in front of hospital workers  MP Karen McNamara was told the story by a 'front line response worker'  The horrific incident happened at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle  McNamara told story to ice summit on th e NSW Central Coast on Friday  Story emerged a week after massive raids netted huge ice haul of 150kg By CANDACE SUTTON and LIAM QUINN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA PUBLISHED: 18:27 EST, 22 May 2015 | UPDATED: 12:16 EST, 23 May 2015 A young boy under the influence of methamphetamines gouged out his own eyeballs and ate them in a hospital's emergency department, a Federal Liberal MP told an ice summit on Friday. The member for Dobell, Karen McNamara, said the disturbing incident happened at Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital north of Sydney and she had heard the story first hand from a 'first response health care worker', according to The Daily Telegraph . Ms McNamara recounted the tale to an audience on the Centr al Coast, on the opening day of the ice summit held to address rising use of methamphetamines and an epidemic of addiction in the region. 'There is nothing at all recreational about this drug,' Ms McNamara told the summit. 'Let me tell you a story that demonstrates this ... about a young boy taken i nto an emergency department for treatment who gouged out his own eyeballs and ate them. 'We have to get these kinds of stories out to young people.' Ms McNamara's spokeswoman said the MP had been at the hospital when the health worker, who wanted to remain anonymous, told the story. The summit is being held just one week after NSW police successfully closed down a methamphetamine ring following a series of raids and seizure of 150kg of the drug worth more tha n $100 million. A 66 - year - old man attempting smuggle more than $100 million worth of crystal methamphetamine into Australiawas taken into custody after a joint operation between Australian Federal Police and Customs. According to an AFP spokesperson, the man was caught after a sea freight 'chemicals' shipment from Hong Kong was searched by Customs officers, late last month. The search uncovered a number of large plastic bags filled with methamphetamine hidden inside six barrels. On May 11, AFP substituted the drugs and delivered the shipment to an address in Epping, NSW, where the 66 - year - old allegedly accepted them. Police then watched the man until May 13, before arresting him after the shipment was left in a vehicle. AFP Manager Crime Operations Jennifer Hurst said the would - be sm uggler could spend the rest of his life in prison. 'This quantity of methamphetamine has a potential street value of up to $100,000,000,' Commander Hurst said. 'The alleged offender may spend the rest of his life locked up.' 'By working collaboratively with our partner agencies, we have successfully stopped a significant quantity of crystal methamphetamine reaching our streets.' The arrest follows a dramatic raid on a drug ring in Sydney on Thursday that saw seven men arrested and 17kgs of methamphetamine taken. Dramatic pictures of the bust emerged, showing bags of ice and bundles of cash seized by police, as well as the five men during a covert operation in a carpark at Zetland in Sydney. The five men – a 31 - year - old, a 23 - year - old, a 22 - year - old and two 21 - year - olds – were taken to Surry Hills Police Station and charged with offences relating to large commercial drug supply and participating in a criminal group. A number of properties around the city were raided following the arrests, including an apartment in Ryde that was found to be a drug lab. The raids were part of Strike Force Sylvia, a specialised organisation designed to tackle money laundering and the supply of ice across the state. Since the taskforce was formed, $18.5 million of ice, $700,000 in cash, more than 50 encrypted mobile phones have been taken off the streets, and 16 people have been arrested. Detective Superintendent Cook added that Strike Force Sylvia had not only been very successful. 'The investigation has been highly successful in d ismantling a criminal network that we will allege was involved in the manufacture of Ice, the trafficking of Ice, the laundering of money and the facilitation of organised crime,' Detective Superintendent Cook said. 'We have seen people attempt to carry hu ndreds of thousands of dollars cash in suitcases out of Australia; we have seen the proceeds of crime dispersed by accountants through company structures; we have seen proceeds of crime sent off shore through trade - based laundering schemes; and we have see n the extensive use of money remitters. 'The investigation h as also highlighted how encrypted communications are being used and how the communications accounts are managed by crucial individuals assisting criminal networks. 'We are in a far better position to target money laundering offences now than 12 months ago, and are now better placed to impact and degrade the functioning of organised crime networks. 'The Organised Crime Squad will continue its work together with the NSW Crime Commission to strip the criminally acquired assets from people involved in organised crime activities such as these.' 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