Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA man is arrested by police in Londonderry in western Sydney (Australian Federal Police via AP)Australian police have seized 2.7 metric tons (3 tons) of cocaine from a property in Londonderry, Sydney, marking the country's largest ever drug bust. The cocaine, estimated to have a street value of AU$816 million, was discovered in plastic tubs buried in underground bunkers beneath shipping containers. Two Sydney men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested at the property and charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illicit drug, facing potential life sentences. Police allege the drugs were landed by boat at Midge Point in Queensland and then transported 1,800 kilometres by road to Sydney by an organised crime group. Authorities suspect the shipment originated from the MV Wealth, a Belize-flagged cargo ship seized in the Solomon Islands, highlighting Queensland's coastline as a target for smugglers due to Australia's high cocaine prices. In fullPolice uncover Australia’s largest ever cocaine haul during underground bunker searchThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Australia’s largest ever cocaine haul found buried at Sydney property
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA man is arrested by police in Londonderry in western Sydney (Australian Federal Police via AP)Australian police have seized 2.7 metric tons (3 tons) of cocaine from a property in Londonderry, Sydney, marking the country's largest ever drug bust. The cocaine, estimated to have a street value of AU$816 million, was discovered in plastic tubs buried in underground bunkers beneath shipping containers. Two Sydney men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested at the property and charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illicit drug, facing potential life sentences. Police allege the drugs were landed by boat at Midge Point in Queensland and then transported 1,800 kilometres by road to Sydney by an organised crime group. Authorities suspect the shipment originated from the MV Wealth, a Belize-flagged cargo ship seized in the Solomon Islands, highlighting Queensland's coastline as a target for smugglers due to Australia's high cocaine prices. In fullPolice uncover Australia’s largest ever cocaine haul during underground bunker searchThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
