Major Sydney methamphetamine bust linked to Iranian organized crime syndicate

21/2/2025 15:54

Australian police have charged three men with alleged links to an Iranian organized crime syndicate over a failed plot to import more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine.



The Australian Federal Police on Friday said that the three men, a 46-year-old and 41-year-old from western Sydney and a 40-year-old from Melbourne, were on Tuesday charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.



If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.



The men were arrested after the Australian Border Force earlier in February intercepted an air cargo shipment from southwest Asia that contained hip flasks in 400 boxes that were manufactured from methamphetamine.



Forensic testing found that the shipment contained about 110 kilograms of methamphetamine. The AFP said the quantity had a street value of about 100 million Australian dollars and would have potentially supplied 1.1 million street deals.



Officers executed a search warrant at a property in Sydney's western suburbs where they located items consistent with drug manufacturing and currency suspected of being proceeds of crime.