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On February 16, Australian Border Force officers conducted a detailed search of a bus aboard a “roll on roll off” vessel docked at Outer Harbor, in the Port of Adelaide.
Employing videoscopes and the keen senses of detector dogs, the officers meticulously examined the luxury bus and discovered multiple one-kilogram packages of white powder concealed behind a built-in television.
Upon testing, authorities found that the substance was cocaine, totaling approximately 28 kilograms.
The Australian Federal Police swiftly confiscated the illegal narcotics and launched a comprehensive investigation into the matter.
If these drugs had made their way into the community, they would have carried an estimated street value of around $9 million.
“Criminals are driven by their own greed and profit and will attempt any method to import harmful illicit substance into our country,” AFP Detective Acting Superintendent Simon Lalic said.
“No matter how creative these criminals attempt to be, our message is clear – we are on to you.”
As many as 140,000 street-level deals could have occurred if authorities hadn’t intercepted the cocaine packages.
“Every detection of illicit drugs at the border reduces drug-related crimes in the Australian community and takes money out of the hands of international criminal syndicates,” Australian Border Force Superintendent Griswood said.
“I commend the highly skilled officers involved, who were vital to the detection of this large quantity of cocaine, thereby preventing significant community harm.”
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