The biggest cocaine bust in Australian history can be traced back to a burnt-out truck on a remote coastline.
Australian Federal Police uncovered a stash of 2.7 tonnes of cocaine buried in plastic tubs under shipping containers after executing a search warrant at a semi-rural property in western Sydney on June 19.
It is the biggest Australian drug bust in nearly 20 years, and second only to the seizure of 4.5 tonnes of MDMA in Melbourne in 2007.
Two men allegedly tried to run from police after officers discovered the drugs, with an estimated value of $816 million - equivalent to three million street-level deals - buried under the false flooring.
The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested after an investigation by the AFP, alongside Australian Border Force and state police as part of Operation Minjiang.
