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Police charge man over importation of cocaine worth $5.8 million
A man has been charged as part of ongoing joint investigations into the alleged importation of cocaine concealed in an air cargo consignment.
Earlier this month, Australian Border Force officers identified inconsistencies in a package examined, which had arrived into Sydney from Greece.
During a subsequent deconstruction, the consignment was found to contain 13kg of an unknown substance concealed within a steering console of a boat tender.
The contents were tested and returned a presumptive positive result for cocaine, which has an estimated potential street value of $5.8 million.
Joint inquiries were subsequently commenced by the Organised Crime Squad under Strike Force Mactier, together with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC).
00:39 EDT, 17 February 2021
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Strike force detectives have seized a massive haul of cocaine allegedly smuggled in from Greece and hidden inside ice-cream cone packets.
The air cargo consignment which landed in Sydney was first detected by Australian Border Force agents and contained a whopping 13kg of the dangerous drug which investigators say is worth about $5.8million on the street.
The boxes of cocaine-packed Capri wafer cones were tucked away within a steering console of a boat tender.
A man has now been charged in relation to the alleged drug smuggling operation.
Strike force detectives have seized a massive haul of cocaine allegedly smuggled in from Greece and hidden inside ice-cream cone packets
The city of Sydney, Australia was the site of a drug bust involving $5.8 million worth of cocaine from Greece. Credit: Pavel/ CC 2.0/Flickr/Wikimedia CommonsAustralian detectives belonging to the nation’s Strike Force discovered a cache of $5.8 million worth of cocaine which had been smuggled into the country from Greece recently. The drug had been…
Harbour sludge to be dug up for new tunnel contains alarming levels of toxins
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Sludge on the floor of Sydney Harbour to be dug up during construction of a new harbour tunnel contains alarming levels of toxins, including a âgender bendingâ chemical that caused female sea snails to grow male sex organs.
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