The Associated Press
SYDNEY, Australia -- Police on Friday said they’d uncovered $74 million worth of crystal methamphetamine hidden in hollowed-out candles from China - one of Australia’s biggest-ever drug seizures.
Three Chinese men arrested Thursday in Sydney were due to appear in court Friday to faces charges in connection with the 275-pound shipment of the drug, officials said.
Justice and Customs Minister Chris Ellison said in a statement that the haul was the second largest in Australian history of crystal meth.
Federal agent David Stewart said the seized drugs amounted to 1.25 million potential street deals. He said the arrests aided Australia’s battle against organized crime syndicates.
Australia’s largest seizure of crystal meth was made in Sydney in May 2003, when 514 pounds of the drug was found in a shipping container from China.