$55m worth of drugs found hidden in green tea boxes

$55m worth of drugs found hidden in green tea boxes


More than $55 million worth of drugs have been found hidden in boxes of green tea and magnets that arrived in Melbourne from Thailand.Australian Border Force officers seized a package containing 27 boxes of magnets and tea products sent via air on February 19 after X-rays uncovered 56kgs of methamphetamine and 13kgs of heroin.The X-rays showed anomalies and the drugs were identified following further examination, with the substances then returning positive results for methamphetamine and heroin.

Police seize 69 kilograms of illegal drugs concealed in tea.
The Australian Federal Police has launched an investigation this week, after Australian Border Force (ABF) uncovered the illegal import.

The Australian Federal Police has launched an investigation into the illegal import.Street dealers could have sold the methamphetamine to approximately 560,000 people, worth a total estimated value of up to $50.4 million dollars, police said.Police estimated the heroin has a street value of up to $5.5 million dollars.