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| Australian Drug Bust |
Officers from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Customs and Border Protection discovered Monday 675 pounds of ice and 555 pounds of heroin hidden inside 100 sealed large decorative terracotta pots in a shipment of 3200 pots that arrived in Sydney two weeks ago.
The drug haul is the largest ice bust and third-biggest heroin bust ever in the country's history. The drugs have a combined street value of $525 million.
Four Hong Kong nationals and three Australians have been arrested, each facing a potential life sentence if convicted on drug charges.
"At the end of the day, there's a lot of 'Mr Mediums' and 'Mr Littles' that work with 'Mr Big'," Deputy Commissioner Andrew Colvin told reporters. "I think we've got a good combination of the people responsible for this importation."
"We're talking about a significant quantity of two separate types of substances which generally have different source countries," Colvin said, adding the investigation was continuing and further arrests were possible.
The Australian police reportedly acted on a tip from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Police did not say the origin of the shipment.
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