Aussies seize 450 kilograms of heroin worth nearly 3.5 billion, a record lot.
Aussies seize heroin – The BBC reported on October 17 that the Australian Police announced the progress of the anti-narcotics operation that officers can seize heroin The 1,290 packets weighed 450 kilograms and were valued at around A$140 million or more than 3,475 million baht, and it was the largest heroin haul in history that Australia had seized.
Lt. Gen. Chrissy Barrett, Acting Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. It said the country’s largest batch of heroin was seized at the port of Melbourne, Victoria, on Sept. 29. This success was achieved through coordination with the Anti-Drug Unit. Malaysian Police (RMP)
Expanding results leading to the arrest of a Malaysian man The suspect hid 1,290 packets of heroin in a ceramic tile container shipped from a Malaysian shipping container.
Investigators examined a total of 1290 packages containing heroin in a sea freight container of ceramic tiles addressed to a business in Melbourne. The shipment originated in Malaysia and was bound for a business located in Melbourne. Several locations were later raided in the Victorian state capital. Australia Federal Police
Police initially charged the suspect with the smuggling and possession of drugs for sale in Australia. If the court is found guilty, the maximum sentence is life imprisonment.
Australia’s biggest drug bust came in 2019 after authorities found 29,790 million baht worth of methamphetamine hidden in a loudspeaker sent to Melbourne’s port.
Australian police have announced the seizure of the largest heroin shipment ever recorded in the country, worth around A$140 million. Authorities said the shipment, which weighed 450kg, included 1,290 packages of heroin with unique red branding. NCA NewsWire/Sarah Matray Credit: News Corp Australia
Offices said they arrested a Malaysian man after the huge haul was discovered in a container of ceramic tiles. He was later charged with the import and attempted possession of a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug. He could face a sentence of up to life in prison. /afp.gov.au/
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