CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and Australia Border Force

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The AFP is seeking information from members of the public after 298kg of cocaine was found hidden inside a tractor that had been imported to Melbourne in a shipping container.

Australian Border Force (ABF) officers discovered the illicit cargo on Monday (10 August, 2026) while inspecting a shipping container declared as carrying two tractors and machinery parts, shipped from Germany via Panama.

ABF officers X-rayed the consignment and discovered anomalies, which prompted them to open the container. ...