Australia makes record cocaine bust after 2.7 tonnes found buried in Sydney

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Australian police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine buried near Sydney, marking the largest cocaine bust in the country's history. The drugs were allegedly offloaded in northern Queensland before being transported to Sydney by a Sydney-based organized crime group.

Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said on Monday. It was the largest cocaine haul in Australian history, a joint organised crime investigation force said in a statement. Police allege a Sydney-based organised crime group arranged for a foreign vessel to offload the cocaine in northern Queensland before moving it to Sydney for distribution. “Investigations into the origin of the drugs remain...