Homes raided as Border Force officers find $25m cocaine haul hidden inside press

[Jabberwocky]

A HUGE 71kg haul of cocaine, worth an estimated $25 million, has been found hidden inside a hydraulic press sent to Australia from Panama.

Three Sydney men have been charged with drug importation offences, following raids at five properties across the city after the drugs were found by Border Force officers yesterday.

Police say 67 one-kilogram packages were discovered inside the “sophisticated concealment” along with several other smaller bundles, bringing the total to 71kg.

“A seizure of this size has the potential street value of up to $25 million,” Border Force said in a statement.

The men are due before Parramatta Local Court later today.

Source: http://www.news.com.au/national/hom...s/news-story/0176eae0bf2e3a0f995dce24702be6cc

 

[Jabberwocky]

 

[manboychef]

welp it looks like the quality of your coke in aus will go down, and the price will go up by 25m$ spread across every single bag, making it even more lucrative for the dealers.

 

[David Wooderson]

Do people in AUS really pay $350,000 for a kilo??????
No wonder there is a huge meth problem.

 

[axl blaze]

we all know how coppers inflate prices for drug busts, but yeah, to us Americans, Australian drug prices are astronomical

 

[Jabberwocky]

Do people in AUS really pay $350,000 for a kilo??????
No wonder there is a huge meth problem.

It's probably more like 180k a Kg. Street level is expensive as all hell: $600 - $700 for a gram of ice and $300 - $350 for a gram of coke. End of the day it's not worth becoming an addict in Australia as you end up paying an arm and a leg for stamped on crap.