NSW Police have made what they say is the largest-ever seizure of methylamphetamine at the Australian border.
Key points:
- NSW Police said that ABF officials were acting on a tip-off
- Three men were denied bail and will front court today
- Drugs worth $150m were also found hidden inside a vintage Bentley
Earlier this month officers found 748 kilograms of the drug concealed within marble stone which arrived at Port Botany.
Three men, aged 24, 26 and 34, were charged and remain before the courts.
Officers have since found a further 1,800kg with an estimated potential street value of more than $1.6 billion.
The drugs were concealed using the same marble stone method.
NSW Police say Australian Border Force (ABF) officials were acting on a tip-off when they searched the containers containing marble.
The containers were on a ship that arrived from the United Arab Emirates.
Police allege the three men accused of organising the shipment were part of a well-equipped and highly sophisticated criminal syndicate.
The impact of the seizure will be felt across Sydney and the rest of NSW, according to NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb.
She said the operation was about stopping the revenue stream for the syndicate.
This morning NSW Police also announced a separate drug seizure, with 161kg of methylamphetamine and 30kg of cocaine found in a vintage Bentley.
Again acting on a tip-off, ABF officers examined a shipping container consignment which arrived into Port Botany from Canada earlier this month.
The container, which was declared to contain a 1960 vintage Bentley S2, underwent an x-ray and examination, which identified anomalies.
The drugs, worth more than $150 million, were concealed behind the headlights of the vehicle.
Two men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested at a Rooty Hill home yesterday afternoon and charged with multiple drug-related offences.
Another man, aged 25, was arrested during a vehicle stop where he was found with methylamphetamine and $1.1 million.
All three men were refused bail to appear in court later today.
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