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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

Police uncover Australia’s largest ever cocaine haul during underground bunker search

In this undated photo provided by the Australian Federal Police, a quantity of cocaine is bagged and displayed in Sydney. (Australian Federal Police via AP) -

Police in Australia have seized 2.7 metric tons (3 tons) of cocaine from a home on the edge of Sydney. The bust is Australia’s largest ever, according to officials.

The drug was found in plastic tubs buried across underground bunkers hidden beneath three shipping containers on a property in the suburb of Londonderry on Sydney’s western edge.

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