MAST CHARGES ALLEGED FACILITATOR OF TRUSTED INSIDER NETWORK LINKED TO DRUG IMPORT PLOTS IN SYDNEY

CANBERRA, ACT, May 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and NSW Police Force

Editor's note:Arrest vision and seizure photos available via Hightail.

A Sydney man, alleged to be the coordinator of a network of trusted insiders inside Australia's cargo ports, has been charged by the Multi Agency Strike Team (MAST) in relation to multiple plots to import up to one tonne of illicit drugs over an eight-month period.

The MAST - made up of investigators from the AFP and NSW Police Force (NSWPF) - works directly with law enforcement partners from the Australian Border Force (ABF), NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commi...