Almost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say
Australian federal police arrested and charged two men after allegedly finding 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in ‘bunkers’ under shipping containers
TL;DR
- Australian federal police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $816 million.
- The drugs were found in underground bunkers concealed by false floors under shipping containers on a property in Londonderry, Sydney.
- Two men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested and charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug.
- This seizure is believed to be Australia's largest ever cocaine bust.
- The investigation is part of Operation Minjiang, which has also seized significant amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine since May.
- Authorities allege the cocaine was imported near Midge Point, Queensland, and transported south by a Sydney organised crime group.
- The alleged "mother vessel", MV Wealth, has been detained in the Solomon Islands.