Posted on June 4, 2009 by by Valeri

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Customs and Border Protection yesterday dismantled a major international drug trafficking syndicate with five arrests in Sydney and one Canberra. AFP

Approximately 200 kilograms of pseudoephedrine and more than 1.8 tonnes of precursor material were seized at the Customs and Border Protection Examination Facility at Port Botany, concealed within a consignment from China.

The amount of pseudoephedrine had the potential of making 150 kilograms of methamphetamine with a street value over $15 million.

Four of the Sydney men were sourcing and importing the pseudoephedrine and other chemicals into Australia while the Canberra man was going to process the pseudoephedrine and precursor chemicals into illicit narcotics.