CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
The AFP has called for public help to identify the criminal syndicate that imported 54kg of cocaine found in a shipping container of flour at Port Botany.
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers examined the consignment in late July, 2025, after x-rays identified internal anomalies during a routine inspection. The container was shipped from South America and transshipped via China.
A forensic examination revealed two duffel bags hidden in with the regular contents of the container, each containing 27 one-kilogram packages of cocaine.
The AFP seized the drugs, with i...