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| Australia busts $900 million of meth smuggled in bra inserts, art supplies |
| 2016-02-16 |
| [USATODAY] Australian authorities found $900 million worth of liquid methamphetamine smuggled inside gel bra inserts and art equipment, one of the largest drug busts in the nation's history. The investigation began after the raiding of a shipping container in December revealed 86 boxes of bra inserts holding 190 liters of liquid meth, also called "ice," the Sydney Morning Herald reports. A joint effort between five Australian agencies reportedly later found 530 more liters of liquid meth hidden in art supplies--including paint-by-numbers kits for children-- across five storage units in suburban Sydney. "This has resulted in 3.6 million individual hits of ice being taken off our streets," New South Wales justice Michael Keenan told news hounds Monday, putting estimated value of the drugs at $1.26 billion Australian dollars. Authorities charged three Hong Kong nationals and one Chinese national related to involvement in the importation and manufacturing of the drugs. Three arrests linked to the art supplies came on January 25, including a 37-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman--both from Hong Kong--as well as a 59-year-old male Chinese national, the Herald reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |