RadioOnFire.com - According to a report, the United States seized almost one billion dollars worth of meth that was supposed to be heading to Australia. The seizure of the drugs is the largest confiscation of meth on American soil according to the Australian police.
Via an announcement from the Australian police, it was revealed that 1.7 tons of meth was confiscated in California on January 9 along with heroin and cocaine. Police noted the estimated street value of the meth came up to $911 million, which equals $1.29 billion in Australian dollars.
Six people were arrested in Victoria and New South Wales by Australian police, who said “Hundreds of thousands of dollars of proceeds of crime was located during the search warrant in Woodstock, and about 6.5kg of (meth) was found at a property in Keilor Downs. By stopping this, we have ensured criminals will not profit from the immense pain these drugs would have caused our community.”
source: CNN
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