### [2026-06-19](/feed/2026/06/19/index.md)

##### Organised crime in Australia
# The Australian Federal Police seizes 2.7 tonnes of cocaine concealed in underground storage containers in Sydney, the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history. Authorities arrest two people at the site and charge them with offenses related to importing and possessing illicit drugs. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ABS-CBN News](https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/6/22/australian-police-seize-record-2-7-tons-of-cocaine-0819)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/police-seize-572-million-cocaine-australias-biggest-haul-2026-06-22/)

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