Police in western Sydney seize a record amount of cocaine during a raid on a rural/semi-rural property in Greater Western Sydney. Multiple outlets report the seizure involves about 2.7 tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated value around A$800 million to A$816 million based on street value. Reports say the drugs are concealed in an underground bunker or underground tubs, allegedly hidden beneath shipping containers or under false flooring. BBC News and ABC Australia describe the operation as the largest cocaine bust in Australia, following police searches of the property in the area. One outlet (Otago Daily Times) adds that two men allegedly attempted to run from police when the cocaine was found. Across the coverage, the focus remains on the scale of the drugs seized, the estimated street value, and the method of concealment at the Sydney site. Authorities do not present further details in the supplied summaries about charges, arrests, or the investigation’s next steps, but the raids are widely described as a major counter-narcotics operation.
Police seize record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth about A$800m in Sydney raid
Police in western Sydney seize a record amount of cocaine during a raid on a rural/semi-rural property in Greater Western Sydney. Multiple outlets report the seizure involves about 2.7 tonnes of cocai...
- Police seize about 2.7 tonnes of cocaine at a rural/semi-rural property in Greater Western Sydney.
- The cocaine has an estimated street value of roughly A$800 million to A$816 million.
- Reports describe the cocaine as concealed underground or under false flooring/bunkers.
- Some coverage says police raid follows searching the site after finding the concealed drugs.
- One report says two men allegedly tried to run when officers found the cocaine.
Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $A800 million ($NZ978m) worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property.
5 hours agoPolice seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated A$816m after searching a property in western Sydney.
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8 hours agoCocaine worth more than $800 million has been allegedly concealed underground below shipping containers, in Australia's biggest ever seizure of the drug.
8 hours agoA record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $816 million has been seized at a rural property in Greater Western Sydney.
8 hours agoDrugs worth more than $800 million have been seized in Sydney, representing the nation's biggest cocaine bust.
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