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

Drugs worth more than $800 million have been seized in Sydney, representing the nation's biggest cocaine bust.

The huge seizure came as part of an investigation spanning several states, with more than three tonnes of drugs seized.

The huge seizure came as part of an investigation spanning multiple states, with more than three tonnes of drugs seized.

Australian federal police arrested and charged two men after allegedly finding 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in ‘bunkers’ under shipping containers

Police found 2.7 metric tons (3 tons) of cocaine on a property on Sydney’s outskirts in Australia’s largest ever seizure of the drug, officials said on Monday.

A record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated street value of A$816 million (NZ$996m) has been seized at a semi-rural property in Greater Western Sydney.

The largest cocaine haul in Australian history was found stored in plastic tubs and hidden in underground bunkers in a Greater Sydney suburb.

Police say 3 tons of cocaine found on a property on Sydney’s outskirts is Australia’s largest ever seizure of the drug.

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Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Organisierte Kriminalität“. Lesen Sie jetzt „2,7 Tonnen: Rekordmenge Kokain in Australien entdeckt“.

Ermittler stoßen in Sydney auf eine geheime Drogen-Lagerstätte - und finden die größte jemals im Land entdeckte Menge Kokain. Der Wert: eine halbe Milliarde Euro.

SYDNEY: Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said on Monday (Jun 22).It was the…

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SYDNEY, June 22 — Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said Monday.It was the...

Police say 3 tons of cocaine found on a property on Sydney’s outskirts is Australia’s largest ever seizure of the drug

Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said Monday.

The drugs, with an estimated street value of £433m, were found on Friday in compartments concealed beneath false floors in three shipping containers at a property in Londonderry

Australische Ermittler sind in einem Vorort von Sydney auf eine geheime Drogen-Lagerstätte gestoßen. Dort fanden sie die größte jemals im Land entdeckte Menge Kokain.

A helyszínen két, húszas éveiben járó férfit tartóztattak le, ha a bíróság elítéli őket, életfogytiglani börtönbüntetést kaphatnak.

Authorities have executed the largest drug bust in Australia's history, uncovering nearly a billion dollars worth of cocaine at a rural property in Sydney's north-west.