A Rutherford man has been charged with drug offences after border force investigators intercepted a $140 million dollar drug shipment from Spain.
Border Force officers searched a container listed as a consignment of shampoo and found 49 boxes containing bags of a brown crystalline substance and blocks of white powder.
Forensic tests confirmed positive results for MDMA and cocaine.
In all, 312 kilograms of cocaine was found with estimated potential street value of $93.6 million and 236 kilograms of MDMA worth as much as $47.2 million on the streets.
Border Force officers searched a container listed as a consignment of shampoo and found 49 boxes containing bags of a brown crystalline substance and blocks of white powder.
Forensic tests confirmed positive results for MDMA and cocaine.
In all, 312 kilograms of cocaine was found with estimated potential street value of $93.6 million and 236 kilograms of MDMA worth as much as $47.2 million on the streets.
The 33-year-old man was arrested outside a storage unit at Cromer in Sydney's Northern Beaches on Monday.
He's been charged with two counts of possessing a prohibited drug and granted conditional bail to face Manly Local Court on July 8.
Meanwhile, investigations continue into the importation of the drugs.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Meanwhile, investigations continue into the importation of the drugs.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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| Boxes of "Shampoo" Contained $140 million dollars worth of drugs. Image: NSW Police Media |
