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Oz cops seize drugs worth $525 mn

Australian police have seized 558 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and heroin with a street value of up to 500 million Australian dollars smuggled into the country in a shipment of terracotta pots.

FP Archives|Jul 31, 2012, 09:02:40 IST

Sydney: Australian police have seized 558 kilograms (1,230 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine and heroin with a street value of up to 500 million Australian dollars ($525 million) smuggled into the country in a shipment of terracotta pots.[caption id="attachment_397708" align="alignleft" width="380"] Australian police. Getty Images[/caption]Australian Federal Police say four Hong Kong nationals and three Australians were arrested in Sydney on Monday. Each faces a potential life sentence if convicted on drug charges.Police said on Tuesday that the 306 kilograms (675 pounds) of crystal meth — or ice — is the largest seizure of the drug in Australia. The 252 kilograms (556 pounds) of heroin is the third-largest haul of its kind.The US Drug Enforcement Administration alerted Australian authorities to the plot last August. Police will not say where the drugs came from.AP

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