Original story from Transport and Logistics News: Aquarium contained $42 million of drugs.
Two men have been remanded to appear in Sydney Central Local Court, charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with importing approximately 57 kilograms methamphetamine into Australia.
It is estimated that the methamphetamine had a potential street value of up to $42 million.
The operation began last week when Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) officers inspected a shipping container containing aquarium supplies that had arrived into Sydney from China.
Image: Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Upon inspection of the container, ACBPS officers located four hessian bags containing a crystalline substance among similar bags of aquarium pebbles.
Initial testing of the substance returned a positive reading for methamphetamine.
The matter was referred to the AFP for further investigation.
The AFP conducted a controlled delivery of the container to a warehouse in Hurstville and subsequently executed a search warrant in Belfield where the two men were arrested.
A 28-year-old and 26-year-old man, both from Lidcombe, were charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, namely methamphetamine, contrary to Section 307.5 of the Criminal Code Act 1995, by virtue of Section 11.1.
The maximum penalty for this offence is life imprisonment and/or a $1,275,000 fine.
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