A joint operation by Australian and Canadian authorities has seized six tonnes of polymethamphetamine, Worth over $1.15 billionTo the country of the sea.
The Australian Federal Police reported in a statement today that Six people arrested in connection with the operation It comes after multiple records were set in the city of Melbourne and elsewhere in the country.
Two of those arrested will be charged with attempting to import drugs while the rest, including an American, used to buy drugs in bulkPolice pointed out.
liquid crystal methamphetamine, they’re camouflaged in canola oil containerswas confiscated four times by Canadian authorities on the territory of the North American country from December last year to June this year.
Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Hilda Sirec explained that the arrests were made possible because authorities Replace one of the shipments with a non-hazardous substance to identify the alleged offender in Australia and his links to the international mafia.
“Transnational organized crime groups pose a threat to national security,” Sirek said, pointing to suspicions that “some state agents” are allied with the mafia to distribute drugs.attempt to undermine society and democracyNo further details were provided.
The Australian Federal Police said the seizure was one of the largest in Oceania, equivalent to about 19 million doses and worth A$1.7 billion on the black market. (about MXN 19,859 million)
The seizure came as authorities in Australia — one of the world’s most lucrative destinations for the international mafia — reported in October last year that About 1.8 tons of methamphetamine seizedin joint action with the Hong Kong authorities.
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