South Australia seized 313 kilograms of methamphetamine, drug believed to be from Southeast Asia. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation Photo)
Australia has seized 313kg of methamphetamine in South Australia, arresting a man for three years, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. According to the Federal Police (Federal Police), this is the largest drug case ever solved in the state`s history.
Police said the methamphetamine, probably from Southeast Asia, was hidden in two crane jibs worth about A $270 million.
Police say there is no sign of an illegal motorcycle party involved.
Drugs are believed to be from Southeast Asia.
(Neil Gaughan), assistant commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, said the interdepartmental investigation was "one of the examples of Australian law enforcement working together to combat organized crime."
"the Federal Police Department will work with international partners to identify the sources of these drugs and to destroy drug-making sites from the source. We believe that the source of the drug production is in Southeast Asia. "
On Friday, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Border Service (Australian Border Force) and the South Australian Police Service (South Australia Police) launched a joint operation to execute search warrants at Waterloo Corner,Green Fields and Two Wells.
Three men, aged 64, 61 and 45, were arrested in Waterloo Corner. They are both accused of attempting to hold commercial quantities of illegally imported border control drugs.
The 64-and 61-year-old men were also charged with importing commercial quantities of border control drugs. This charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The two men will appear in the Adelaide District Court (Adelaide Magistrates Court) today.
The drugs were reportedly intercepted on their way to Adelaide (Adelaide).
The Australian Federal Police, the Australian Border Service and the South Australian Police carried out a joint anti-drug operation and seized 313kg of methamphetamine in South Australia. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation Photo)
Drug to Australia`s "methamphetamine Capital"
Gogan revealed that the drugs were intercepted on their way to Adelaide.
The city is known as the capital of methamphetamine, Australia.
"in 2017, we seized record-breaking cocaine and methamphetamine on Australia`s east coast. And now the largest drug in Adelaide`s history. " He said。
The National sewage drug Monitoring Program, launched in 2017, tested the domestic sewage of more than 14 million Australians and found that methamphetamine was the most prevalent illegal drug in the country.
According to the report, Adelaide consumed 80 doses of methamphetamine per 1,000 people a day, setting the region`s highest figure in eight years.
An average of 1,000 people in Australia consume more than 30 doses of methamphetamine a day.
Australia solved major drug cases last yea
In December, a private drug vessel was intercepted at the port of (Geraldton), Western Australia, and police seized a record amount of methamphetamine, weighing 1.2 tons and worth an estimated A $1.04 billion. It is believed that the methamphetamine came from China.
Before that, Melbourne intercepted 903 kilograms of drugs in early 2017.
