Hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine has been seized by authorities as one of the biggest drug hauls in history.
About 350 kilograms of the chemical drug was seized by Australian Border Force after a sea cargo container arrive in Port Botany from Thailand.
It is believed the drug, which was hidden inside 50 buckets of liquid plaster, had a potential street value of $3.6 million.
Hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine (pictured) has been seized by authorities as one of the biggest drug hauls in history
About 350 kilograms of the chemical drug was seized by Australian Border Force (pictured)
Australian Border Force found the durg hidden inside 50 buckets of liquid plaster (pictured)
Three people were arrested for trying to import the drugs into Sydney late in September, including a tattoo-covered man (pictured)
Seven sealed packets of the white crystalline substance were buried inside each bucket and found on September 23.
Authorities also found 3.9 tonnes of liquid ephedrine concealed in green tea bottles eight days earlier.
There were more than 1000 cartons filled with bottles of ice tea full of ephedrine, making it the largest haul in history – double the last record of 1.4 tonnes in June 2017.
Three people were arrested for trying to import the drugs into Sydney late in September, including a tattoo-covered man.
A 31-year-old Glenmore Park man was arrested in Bringelly, NSW, six days after the methamphetamine haul and was charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.
The man was refused bail and will appear in Sydney Central Local Court on November 27.
Seven sealed packets of the white crystalline substance (pictured) were buried inside each bucket and found on September 23
Authorities also found 3.9 tonnes of liquid ephedrine eight days earlier in a bust (pictured)
There were more than 1000 cartons filled with bottles of ice tea full of ephedrine (pictured)
The drug bust happened after a sea cargo container arrived in Port Botany from Thailand
A 22-year-old woman, who holds a Chinese and Australian citizenship, and a 22-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for their alleged roles in the importation of ephedrine.
The 22-year-olds both appeared in court Thursday and were refused bail.
Their charges carry a maximum of 25 years in prison where the 31-year-old man is facing a possibility of life behind bars.
A 22-year-old woman, who holds a Chinese and Australian citizenship, was arrested (pictured)
A 22-year-old man (pictured) was also arrested on Wednesday for his alleged role in the importation of ephedrine
The 22-year-olds both appeared in court Thursday and were both refused bail
The 22-year-olds’ charges carry a maximum of 25 years in prison where the 31-year-old man is facing a possibility of life behind bars
Australia Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin praised the cooperation from Thailand with the arrests in Australia.
‘We know our country has an insatiable demand for narcotics, and criminal networks will use every concealment method possible to get their harmful substances past our borders,’ Commissioner Colvin said in a release.
‘Stopping not one, but two, large-scale hauls of illicit substances before they could reach our communities is something all those involved should be proud of.’
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