Eight men have been charged after a record 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine were brought in by boat to a port in Western Australia.
The vessel was transporting drugs destined for east coast from a Chinese "mother ship"
Police estimate the drugs seized in the operation have a street value of $1.04 billion.
It is the largest meth bust in Australian history, topping a 903‑kilogram seizure in Melbourne earlier this year.
Based on the Australian National Wastewater Drug Monitoring results released last week, the haul would have been enough to feed the meth appetite of the entire country for two months.
The 1.2 tonnes is also larger than the total amount of meth used in the city of Perth in a year.
Source: ABC
