Three men are arrested after more than 750 kilos of ICE is found in shipping containers – with a street value of $675 million
- Police have arrested three men after finding 748kg of meth inside containers
- ABF officers seized the meth which was smuggled into Port Botany last month
- The men are accused of being part of a syndicate that smuggled the drugs
Police have arrested three men after finding almost 750kg of methylamphetamine with an estimated street value of $675 million in shipping containers during a raid.
The three men are alleged to be part of a criminal syndicate responsible for importing the drug into Sydney shores.
Australian Border Force officers seized 748kg of methylamphetamine smuggled into sea cargo containers in Port Botany last month after receiving a tip off.
Police arrested three men on Wednesday accused of being part of a criminal syndicate that imported a large quantity of ice into Sydney
Australian Border Force officers seized 748kg of methylamphetamine that had been smuggled inside sea cargo containers in Port Botany last month
Detectives from the NSW Drug and Firearms Squad arrested the men over the stash on Wednesday.
They were all refused bail to appear at court later on Thursday.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb spoke about the arrest and last month’s raid on Thursday during a press conference, where she was joined by senior officers from State Crime Command and Australian Border Force.
‘Police will be alleging the men formed part of a criminal syndicate that was well-equipped and highly sophisticated,’ she said.
‘We suspect the impact of this seizure will be felt throughout Sydney and New South Wales in the coming months.’
The commissioner revealed that the drugs were ‘concealed in marble stone’ when they were discovered inside the containers.
The men are accused of being part of a criminal syndicate that was responsible for importing the drugs into Sydney
The 748kg of ice has an estimated street value of more than $675million, according to police
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said in a press conference on Thursday that the drugs seized equated to ‘7.5million individual deals of ice’ that would ‘no longer be on our streets or affecting the health of our citizens’
She claimed the amount of drugs seized by officers equated to ‘7.5million individual deals of ice’ that would ‘no longer be on our streets or affecting the health of our citizens’.
‘Yesterday was about stopping the revenue stream for these groups and further harming and dismantling their membership,’ she added.
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