Largest ever cocaine bust in Australia after police raid underground bunker
Police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated A$816m after searching a property in western Sydney.
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"how highly organised and determined these criminal networks are, and the extreme lengths they are willing to go to in pursuit of profit."
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Police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated A$816m after searching a property in western Sydney.
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