CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
Editor's note:Images of the seized cocaine is available via Hightail.
Criminal plots to smuggle almost $50 million worth of cocaine into Australia, hidden in the motor compartments of refrigerated shipping containers, have been disrupted by Australian authorities in the last month.
Since October, about 145kg of cocaine has been found by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in refrigerated containers. The AFP has since seized the drugs and are conducting further inquiries.
The seizures continue a recent trend of criminal syndicates hiding drugs and other border-co...