NSW Police make largest-ever seizure of ice at Sydney's Port Botany

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NSW Police have seized a record amount of ice after inspecting marble tiles shipped into Port Botany from the United Arab Emirates. In a separate bust, police have found $150 million of drugs in the headlights of a vintage Bentley.

NSW Police have made what they say is the largest-ever seizure of methylamphetamine at the Australian border.

NSW Police say Australian Border Force officials were acting on a tip-off when they searched the containers containing marble.Police allege the three men accused of organising the shipment were part of a well-equipped and highly sophisticated criminal syndicate. The container, which was declared to contain a 1960 vintage Bentley S2, underwent an x-ray and examination, which identified anomalies.A Bentley was found with methylamphetamine hidden behind the headlights of a car.

 

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Makes me realise just how many drug addicts there are out there and explains why crime and violence are on the increase

how long has it been going on?

For every shipment they intercept, how many get through, I wonder. (Ans: Probably quite a few.)

Irish police found 400 kgs of ice stashed in a freezer

Imagine what they're missing...

That's a good haul.

Now how are the drinks meant to stay cool without ice

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