India, June 22 -- Australian authorities have uncovered 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden inside underground bunkers beneath shipping containers at a property near Sydney, marking the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history and exposing what police allege was a highly organised drug importation network operating along Australia's east coast.

The record haul was discovered during a raid at a semi-rural property in Londonderry, near western Sydney, as part of Operation Minjiang, a multi-agency investigation led by the Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF).

Investigators say the seizure alone is valued at about A$816 million and is equivalent to nearly three million street-level drug deals, as per a statement by Australia...