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Associated Press

Australian authorities say they seized chemicals which could have been used to make 1 ton of methamphetamine and arrested four men in a joint operation with China.
Australian Federal Police said Wednesday they seized 1.4 tons of the precursor ephedrine, which could have been used to make meth with a street value of nearly A$700 million (US$500 million).
Investigators say they were tipped off by Chinese authorities about a syndicate suspected of importing commercial quantities of drugs into Melbourne.
Border authorities intercepted a container arriving from China labelled as ceramic tiles and glue but which police say contained 260 bags of ephedrine.
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Police say they switched the ephedrine with an inert substance and delivered the consignment.
Two of those arrested are from Melbourne and two are Chinese nationals.
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In 2015, Australia and China took decisive action to address a common problem – the supply and demand of methamphetamine in the region
Bruce Hill
AFP Assistant Commissioner Organised Crime Bruce Hill commended the joint policing work by Australian and Chinese law enforcement.
“In 2015, Australia and China took decisive action to address a common problem – the supply and demand of methamphetamine in the region. Since then, the task force has resulted in the seizure of more than 22 tonnes of narcotics and precursor chemicals cumulatively between Australia and China,” he said.
Deputy Director General JIN Xiao Guo, from Guangdong Narcotics Control Bureau, echoed Hill’s comments, and noted officers part of Taskforce Blaze in Guangdong Province.
“This taskforce has become a role model for other countries, proving the most effective manner to combat transnational drug crime is through strengthened international law enforcement cooperation,” he said.


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Four Chinese arrested over Australian chemicals seizure enough to make 1 ton, US$500 million of methamphetamine

A joint multi-national investigation into an organised crime syndicate has resulted in the arrest of four men and the seizure of 1.3 tonnes of the drug precursor ephedrine in Melbourne. Photo: Handout

Wednesday, 27 February 2019, Publish time: 12:59pm
A joint multi-national investigation into an organised crime syndicate has resulted in the arrest of four men and the seizure of 1.3 tonnes of the drug precursor ephedrine in Melbourne.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigators arrested a 53-year-old WheelerÕs Hill man, a 55-year-old Box Hill man and two Chinese nationals, both aged 26 years old, in Melbourne yesterday, following an operation between Australian and Chinese authorities. All four are scheduled to appear before Melbourne MagistrateÕs Court today.

The AFP received intelligence from the Chinese National Narcotics Control Commission (NNCC) via Taskforce Blaze about a syndicate suspected to be importing commercial quantities of border controlled precursors into Melbourne.

As a result of the information, the AFP commenced an investigation to identify the Australian-based members of the syndicate who were allegedly planning to receive the shipment.

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Investigators say they were tipped off by Chinese authorities about a syndicate suspected of importing commercial quantities of drugs into Melbourne


Investigators say they were tipped off by Chinese authorities about a syndicate suspected of importing commercial quantities of drugs into Melbourne.


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