Brisbane man allegedly facilitated interstate cocaine shipments through trucking business
A Brisbane man has been arrested for allegedly using a legitimate trucking business to transport large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine across Australian state lines. The arrest is part of a broader investigation into a massive drug syndicate that has seen nearly 3 tonnes of narcotics seized.
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The use of legitimate logistics networks for illicit drug trafficking poses a significant challenge for law enforcement and border security agencies.
Link copied Share Share article A Brisbane man has been arrested at the airport as part of an ongoing investigation into Australia's largest cocaine seizure.
The search warrant was executed as part of Operation Minjiang. The operation has now seized 2.78 tonnes of cocaine and 142kg of methamphetamine.
AFP will allege members of a syndicate moved the cocaine from a suspected safe house in Petrie, north of Brisbane to another location in Loganholme, in Brisbane's south.
The Kangaroo Point man allegedly then facilitated the shipment of the cocaine interstate to New South Wales and Victoria through a legitimate transport business.
Authorities executing a search warrant at a property in Mount Cotton allegedly discovered 178 kilograms of cocaine and 142 kilograms of methamphetamine.
The drugs were then moved to Londonderry in Sydney's west, police allege.
Police do not believe the trucking business has any involvement or knowledge of the offending.
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