Melbourne drug bust: $16.9m ice shipment seized More than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine, worth an estimated $16 million dollars, had allegedly been sent from Mexico into Australia. Ice has been described as the most common and damaging illegal drug in Australia. "This joint operation has identified and removed serious vulnerabilities from the Melbourne waterfront," Gaughan said in a statement. Authorities said they were discovered after executing a series of search warrants throughout properties in Melbourne. Five men have been charged and $12 million in assets, including a luxury sports car, seized in connection to a major drug bust in Melbourne. The accused will appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? # 9News.
The country's deputy commissioner for police, Neil Gaughan, applauded his team and the border force for their efforts. Police have arrested 14 people during a drug bust in Melbourne's inner south.
1:19. Picture: AFP The Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force made the bust on Wednesday, the two agencies said in a "The effect in the community of what these offenders are doing, was maximum. An international drug ring has been busted, trying to bring $80 million worth of cocaine into the country. Two men, aged 37 and 38, and one woman, 37, have each been charged with one count of importing methamphetamine and one count of importing heroin. They have been doing it for a long time. A COVID-19 checkpoint in outer Melbourne led to a bust of a ‘large quantity’ of illegal drugs. Related Videos.
Inner South More than 14 people arrested in drug raids across Melbourne’s inner south Australian authorities have seized the country's largest methamphetamine lot, which had a price tag of $820 million and weighed nearly 3,200 pounds, officials said. Authorities said they were discovered after executing a series of search warrants throughout properties in Melbourne. More arrests are expected. Authorities said the 1.6 tonne bust was equal to more than 13% of … $820 million worth of methamphetamine seized in massive drug bust in Australia Family of 5-year-old boy shot and killed by a neighbor: 'We shouldn't even be here'The new doctor in Trump's pandemic response briefings: one who agrees with him Coronavirus updates: University reports 29 cases of COVID in a single weekAccording to the CDC, approximately 29 Americans die from heroin overdoses every day.According to the CDC, approximately 29 Americans die from heroin overdoses every day.Australian authorities released this image of a massive drug bust which included methamphetamine and heroin.Australian authorities released this image of a massive drug bust which included methamphetamine and heroin. THE country’s biggest drug bust, involving more than 600kg of cocaine estimated to cost around K160 million, has been hailed as “great detective work” and the result of a two-year investigation by Australian and PNG police. The drugs allegedly came from Bangkok, Thailand, and were stashed in vacuum-sealed packages, which were hidden in stereo speakers. To stop this syndicate in its tracks now is great for the community," Commander Kates said.Two of the men were arrested at the Delahey property while the others were arrested in Brunswick, Footscray and Maribyrnong, Acting Superintendent Julian Bianco said.Nine properties were raided between last Thursday to Monday.Police raided properties in Aberfeldie, Delahey, Footscray, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, St Albans, Sunshine North, Truganina and Yarraville.The assets are subject to Commonwealth restraining orders.Commander Kates said international collaboration was paramount to breaking these syndicates, and investigations were ongoing with more arrests expected.Queensland woman claims she is a female 'Dr Dolittle' Melbourne influencer under investigation for flouting lockdown Watch the provocative new series Little Birds now on Stan.Your web browser is no longer supported. Melbourne police are targeting street-level dealers in a drug warrant sweep in the south Melbourne area. About 16 million of the illegal drug ice has been stopped from reaching Melbournes streets in a major drug bust, with a late-night swoop uncovering the stash near Chadstone. Three people have been arrested in relation to the bust, police said. (Victoria Police) To improve your experience Five men have been charged and a Lamborghini and golden gun seized before more than $4 million in ice and heroin hit Melbourne's streets.Four Australian men, aged between 32 and 33, have been charged with trafficking commercial quantities of crystal methamphetamine and heroin.A fifth man, believed to be Vietnamese, was charged with proceeds of crime offences.Australian Federal Police Commander Amanda Kates on Thursday said the Melbourne-based syndicate controlled or owned about $12 million in assets, including a silver 2018 Lamborghini Huracan sports car, as a result of their alleged offending.Four properties, including a cannabis grow house, flashy cars, firearms including a golden gun, up to $250,000 in cash were seized.Drugs including 4.175kg of ice and 2.5kg of heroin and encrypted phones are among the haul, the AFP said.The drugs are believed to have come in from southeast Asia, Commander Kates told reporters on Thursday.She said the western-suburbs based syndicate had been under investigation since May and had now been disrupted. See the video. The major seizure also included about 81 pounds of heroin that was worth $18.5 million in Australian dollars (or $12.62 million in U.S. dollars) -- marking the country's largest heroin seizure since 2017, the statement read.