Cocaine from Greece Worth $5.8 Million Discovered in Australian Drug Bust
Australian 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 hidden inside Capri wafer cone packages
which came into Australia by air. The air cargo consignment was inspected by
agents from the Australian Border Force
Thirteen kilograms (28.6 pounds) of the dangerous drug were
then discovered packed inside the cone packages, which were found discovered
inside a boat tender’s steering console.
“Inconsistencies” in the package
Australian media reports stated that Border Force agents had
looked askance at the packages earlier this month after spotting
“inconsistencies” in them.
After breaking open the packages, they discovered a “white
substance” which had been concealed inside them. Agents immediately sent the
substance off to a laboratory for testing.
Upon the confirmation that the substance was indeed cocaine,
a joint law enforcement operation called Strike Force Mactier was launched,
which resulted in the arrest of a 34-year-old man during a vehicle stop at Bay
Road, Waverton at about 1 pm on Tuesday.
After searching his vehicle, officers seized $7,690 in cash,
as well as mobile phones and SIM cards. Later on, a search warrant was carried
out at a house in Cromer, where agents also seized a mobile phone, another SIM
card, steroid tablets and documentation.
Bail refused
All these items are currently being analyzed by the
authorities.
The individual was taken to Chatswood Police Station, where
he was charged with possession of a criminal quantity of an illegal
border-controlled drug, dealing with property that was the proceeds of a crime
and possession of an anabolic or androgenic steroidal agent.
The man was refused bail and he is appearing before Manly
Local Court today. Further investigations on the part of the Border Control,
the NSW Police Organized Crime Squad, the Australian Federal Police and the NSW
Crime Commission are ongoing.
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