The Riverwood man is taken into custody. Picture: AFP
Australian Federal Police have charged a second person in Sydney over an international plot to import 100kg of methamphetamine into Australia, worth $92 million.
The man, 31, appeared in Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday (November 6) and was formally refused bail.
Australian Federal Police say that a raid on the man’s Riverwood home resulted in the seizure of about 20 mature cannabis plants, a small amount of a white crystalline substance and two mobile phones.
One mobile phone allegedly contained conversations relating to a Kingsgrove storage unit and images of suspected methamphetamine and cannabis.
The man was subsequently arrested and charged with importing, as well as possessing, a commercial quantity of methamphetamine under the Criminal Code Act.
The maximum penalty for both offences is life imprisonment.
The Riverwood man is expected to next appear in court on January 8, 2025.
OPERATION EUMUNDI
The arrest was made as part Operation Eumundi which began last month after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers found about 100kg of methamphetamine concealed in computer towers.
The ABF alerted the AFP with officers removing the illicit drugs before the consignment was released to the Kingsgrove storage unit
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Police officers also raided Burwood, Riverwood and West Gosford properties as part of Operation Eumundi on Tuesday, November 5.
AFP Detective Acting Superintendent Stuart Millen said criminals were motivated by greed and would go to any lengths to import harmful drugs into Australia.
“Methamphetamine, like all illicit drugs, causes psychological, financial and social harm to users, their loved ones, and the broader community,” he says.
“This amount of methamphetamine could have been sold as about one million street level deals.
“The AFP and partners are committed to protecting the community from the scourge of drugs and to targeting individuals who seek to profit from the illicit trade.”
