By ANTOINETTE MILIENOS, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA
Released: 18:56 EDT, 15 October 2026 | Upgraded: 19:44 EDT, 15 October 2026
2 males apparently reached a Sydney parking area to gather what they thought was a $17 million delivery of drug, just to find the drugs had actually currently been taken in Chile and changed with a phony compound by authorities.
The shipment became part of an AFP sting operation, with detectives switching the 23kg haul for an inert compound before carrying the reproduction plans to a Port Botany parking lot on Tuesday.
Authorities declare the 2 males, both 33, tried to seize the bundles before they were detained.
The operation followed a tip-off from Chilean private investigators, who apparently revealed an organised criminal offense network preparing to send out drug to Australia aboard a business airplane.
Officers took the delivery before it reached Australia and shared intelligence with the AFP, setting the sting in movement.
Both guys were charged with trying to have an industrial amount of a border managed drug – an offense which brings an optimum charge of life jail time.
The guys dealt with Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday and were both declined bail.
They are set to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on December 9.
2 males, both aged 33, have actually been apprehended for a supposed international plot to import drug into Australia through a business airplane
The operation followed a tip-off from private investigators in Chile, South America, who presumably discovered an organised criminal offense network preparing to send out drug to Australia
The examination likewise led cops to homes in Liverpool and Georges Hall, where officers took about 5kg of MDMA, $8,000 in money, scales, and about 10kg of a believed drug-cutting representative.
AFP private investigators based in South America worked with Chilean cops to carry out search warrants in Chile.
2 other individuals, consisting of a Bolivian nationwide and an Argentinian nationwide, were likewise apprehended for their declared participation in the tried drug importation plot.
The people have actually each been charged with drug trafficking and criminal association offenses.
AFP Detective Superintendent Morgen Blunden stated officers have actually been stationed in nations worldwide to fight organised criminal activity.
‘Organised criminal offense is not restricted by borders,’ Det-Supt Blunden stated.
‘Our worldwide network enables the AFP to determine and interrupt criminal endeavors before illegal drugs reach Australian coasts, frequently countless kilometres from Australia.
‘Every kg of drug avoided from reaching Australia assists secure our neighborhoods from the considerable damage brought on by illegal drugs, consisting of dependency, violence and the exploitation that fuels arranged criminal activity.’
Both guys were charged with trying to have an industrial amount of a border managed drug
2 other individuals, consisting of a Bolivian nationwide and an Argentinian nationwide, were likewise jailed for their declared participation in the tried drug importation plot
The National Chief of Organised Crime (Jenaco) of the Chilean Investigative Police, Prefect Inspector Erick Menay, included the operation revealed the value of global authorities cooperation.
‘Through collaborated deal with the AFP, we handled to take apart an organisation devoted to the delivery of drug from Chile to Australia,’ Inspector Menay stated.
‘This investigative procedure likewise made it possible to determine techniques of operation and funding through cryptocurrencies, declaring our dedication to the advancement of specialised examinations to pursue criminal organisations, no matter the borders where they run.’
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