NSW Police have chalked up a significant victory over the clandestine drug by seizing an enormous cocaine haul value an estimated $90 million.
Officers inspecting a consignment positioned a big amount of white powder which returned a optimistic indicator for cocaine, NSW Police mentioned on Friday.
Strike Pressure Mactier has been established to analyze the haul of about 236kg of the drug, police mentioned.
Detective Superintendent Peter Fake of the organized crime squad mentioned the extreme costs Australians paid for medication made the nation a profitable goal for prison networks.
“The demand for medication – significantly cocaine – is a severe concern as whereas ever there’s a demand, there will likely be prison networks keen to threat all of it to attempt to exploit that demand for revenue,” Det Supt Fake mentioned in an announcement.
“Lately, the organized crime squad has uncovered some refined and never so refined makes an attempt to maneuver narcotics round Australia – and this one actually suits into the latter.”
Strike Pressure Mactier’s work will deal with monitoring the supply again to its origins to ascertain these concerned in making an attempt to get the medication onto Sydney’s streets, he mentioned.
“We’ll proceed … our relentless pursuit to disrupt the illicit actions of prison networks who trigger hurt in our group,” Det Supt Fake mentioned.
– with AAP
