Almost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say

Australian federal police arrested and charged two men after allegedly finding $800m worth of cocaine in ‘bunkers’ under shipping containers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Police claim to have made Australia’s biggest ever cocaine bust after finding $800m worth of the drug buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. Two men, aged 21 and 25, allegedly tried to run from police and were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian federal police, alongside investigators in multiple states. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in north-west Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country’s east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816m and is equivalent to roughly 3m street level deals, police said. It is the biggest Australian drug bust in nearly 20 years, and second only to the seizure of 4.5 tonnes