WA meth traffickers could get life in jail

People found guilty of trafficking methamphetamine in Western Australia could face life imprisonment.

Premier Mark McGowan says proposed tough new laws would also include unlimited fines for meth traffickers - anyone caught with more than 28 grams of the drug - up from the current maximum of $100,000.

"They trade in people's destruction and we want to make sure the courts can deal with them more seriously," he told reporters on Tuesday.

Mr McGowan said his government would also focus on rehabilitation for low level offenders in prison and on drug education.

Attorney General John Quigley said the District Court Act would be changed so matters could be dealt with there rather than in the Supreme Court.

"It is sending the strongest possible message to the judiciary to significantly increase, right across the board, the penalties for trafficking," he said.

At present, people caught with two grams through to 100kg face a maximum of 25 years jail.

An extra 100 police officers will be hired for the state's Meth Border Force, to focus on methamphetamine leaving and entering WA.