Around 1.7 tons of meth was seized in California on January 9 by US authorities, along with smaller amounts of cocaine and heroin, police said. The estimated street value of the meth was 1.29 billion AUD, or $911 million and was also the largest-ever shipment intended for Australia. On Thursday, police in Australia arrested six people in the states of Victoria and New South Wales allegedly involved with the US-based crime syndicate believed behind the record-breaking shipment. Three of those arrested in Australia will appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court later on Friday. The Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police arrested six people in the states of Victoria and New South Wales in south-eastern Australia Thursday.

Source: CNN February 08, 2019 02:56 UTC