Australia is on the radar target of drug traffickers, based on data released on Monday which showed a whopping 154 per cent growth on the amount of illegal drugs confiscated in 2011-2012 versus a year ago.

In 2011-2012, Australia seized a record 23 tonnes of illicit drugs, including cannabis, heroin, cocaine and meth. Released by the annual Australian Crime Commission, the report is generated from data collected Australian customs staff in 2012. In 2010/11, authorities seized up 9.3 tonnes of illicit drugs.

The report further noted more than 93,000 arrests and more than 76,000 busts were made in the period, the highest in a decade. A record 809 undercover drug labs were likewise dismantled all over the country, mostly located in residential areas.

"We have intelligence (that) we are being targeted in this country (by drug traffickers)," Australian Federal Police Commissioner Tony Negus said.

"The relative height of the Australian dollar, the relative wealth of this country compared to others at the moment means we are a target."

"But I think the higher rate of seizures we have actually made over the last 12 months shows enforcement is meeting that challenge head on."

One of the key reasons for the whopping increase was the confiscation of a single 11-tonne hypophosphorous acid in NSW. Hypophosphorous acid is used by drug traffickers to produce methylamphetamine.

Another factor was the 57 per cent hike in seizures of performance enhancing drugs such as steroids, hormones and peptides.

Parcel post remained the most common avenue for traffickers to pass around their illegal wares.

The Australian Crime Commission report showed cocaine mostly came from Colombia that was seized at Australia's border while heroin mostly came from Asia.

Among Australia's states, Queensland is the most favored drug arrest capital, giving off 28 per cent of all drug-related arrests in Australia in 2011-12.