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    Homeland Security intercepts nearly 2 tons of meth bound for Australia; 6 arrested


    Homeland Security intercepts nearly 2 tons of meth bound for Australia; 6 arrested
    By Samuel Chamberlain | Fox News
    https://www.foxnews.com/us/homeland-...-for-australia

    A joint operation between American and Australian law enforcement led to the seizure of close to two tons of methamphetamine in California that was bound for the land down under, authorities announced late Thursday.

    As part of their investigation, the Australian Federal Police and police in the southern state of Victoria arrested six people, including an American couple living in the Melbourne suburb of Woodstock. Police said they had found "[h]undreds of thousands of dollars of proceeds of crime" while executing a search warrant of the couple's property. They were not identified except as a 52-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman.

    At a news conference in Melbourne, Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Bruce Hill told reporters that the drug shipment intercepted last month was concealed in 850 electrical capacitors stored inside two large containers purported to contain audio equipment. The shipment also included 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of cocaine and five kilograms (11 pounds) of heroin. In all, the entire shipment was worth an estimated $1.3 billion.

    Australian authorities said the seizure was the largest haul of methamphetamine ever recovered in the U.S., the equivalent of 17 million individual hits. Hill said the interception was carried out by agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as Homeland Security Investigations Border Enforcement Security Task Force (HSI BEST) a branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

    "This historic seizure highlights just how important the U.S.-Australian partnership is in protecting Americans and Australians alike," acting U.S. Ambassador to Australia James Carouso said in a statement. "Every day, U.S. and Australian law enforcement officers work together to keep us all safe. My sincere thanks to these dedicated professionals."

    Hill said that the quantity of drugs that were intercepted proved that Australia is being targeted by Mexican drug cartels....











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    What, they cant make their own down there?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    What, they cant make their own down there?
    The precursors needed to produce it are way easier to obtain in Mexico than they are in the U.S. or in Australia.






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    This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
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    (Psalm 1)

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    Bikie gangs have been targeted and the police have probably stopped alot of their meth production so it make sense for the crims to import it from Mexico

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    Quote Originally Posted by GodismyJudge View Post
    The precursors needed to produce it are way easier to obtain in Mexico than they are in the U.S. or in Australia.






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    Hadnt checked the availability of ephedrine lately but I know the agencies keep close tabs on sales.

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