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Largest ever cocaine bust in Australia after police raid underground bunker Police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated A$816m after searching a property in western Sydney.

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust as police seize another 2.7 ... This is a joint media release by the Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF) agencies Editor’s note:Vision of arrests and warrant activityis available via Hightail. The AFP has seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine – the largest ever cocaine seizure in Australia – as part of an investigation into an organised crime plot to import and distribute significant quantities of border-controlled drugs along Australia’s east coast. The seizure formed part of Operation Minjiang, a Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF) investigation. It follows the previous seizure of 178kg of cocaine and 142kg of methamphetamine, representing a total seizure of more than 3 tonnes of border controlled drugs. AFP investigators executed a search warrant at a semi-rural property in Londonderry, near western Sydney, on Friday (19 June, 2026). It will be alleged a Plumpton man, 21, and a Liverpool man, 25, attempted to evade police by fleeing on foot before being arrested. During a search of three shipping containers near the rear of the property, police located the 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs buried in undergro…

Police cripple violent Sydney gang with string of raids shares Share article Police say they have all but dismantled the Coconut Cartel, following the arrest of its alleged on-shore leader and a series of raids across Sydney, including a major drug bust earlier this year. Police revealed that in a major drug bust at an Emu Plains warehouse in April they seized more than 400 kilograms of methamphetamine. The coordinated search warrants continued yesterday morning across Quakers Hill, Edensor Park and Blacktown, resulting in nine arrests. Advertisement READ MORE: ISIS bride charged with terrorism offences after arriving in Australia Police say they have all but dismantled the Coconut Cartel, following the arrest of its alleged on-shore leader and a series of raids across Sydney, including a major drug bust earlier this year. 9News "For a long time, we've been playing catch-up. For the first time, we think we're on par," Assistant Commissioner Scott Cook said. Among the arrests was 27-year-old Henry Kupa, an alleged senior leader within the Coconut Cartel, who was allegedly linked to the Emu Plains warehouse raid. Yesterday, police arrested "middlemen" accused of distributing drugs f…

Australia makes largest-ever drug bust as police seize 2.7 tonnes of cocaine from underground bunkers Australian authorities seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine, the largest in the country’s history, hidden in Sydney. 

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Australia makes record cocaine bust after 2.7 tonnes found buried in Sydney Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said on Monday. It was the largest cocaine haul in Australian history, a joint organised crime investigation force said in a statement. Police allege a Sydney-based organised crime group arranged for a foreign vessel to offload the cocaine in northern Queensland before moving it to Sydney for distribution. “Investigations into the origin of the drugs remain...

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Australia seizes 2.7 metric tons of cocaine in record bust - BNO News Credit: AFP Advertisment17 Share Tweet Australian police have seized 2.7 metric tons of cocaine (about 6,000 pounds) hidden in underground bunkers near Sydney, the country’s largest-ever cocaine seizure, according to federal authorities. The cocaine was found Friday when investigators searched a semi-rural property in Londonderry, on the western outskirts of Sydney, as part of an investigation into an organized crime plot to import and distribute drugs along Australia’s east coast. Police said the drugs were hidden in plastic tubs buried in underground bunkers beneath three shipping containers at the rear of the property. The bunkers were concealed by false container floors. The cocaine had an estimated street value of about A$816 million, or about $530 million, and was enough for about 3 million street-level deals, according to the Australian Federal Police. Article continues below the player The seizure is part of Operation Minjiang, a Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce investigation which has now seized more than 3 metric tons of drugs (about 6,600 pounds), including 178 kilograms of cocaine (about 39…

Largest cocaine bust in Australian history - The Fiji Times Listen to this article: Australian authorities have seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of $816 million, marking the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history. The seizure forms part of Operation Minjiang, a Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce investigation into an alleged organised crime network accused of importing and distributing massive quantities of illicit drugs along Australia’s east coast. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said investigators uncovered the drugs during a search of a semi-rural property at Londonderry in western Sydney on Friday. Police located the cocaine concealed in plastic tubs buried in underground bunkers hidden beneath false floors inside three shipping containers. Authorities allege a 21-year-old man from Plumpton and a 25-year-old man from Liverpool attempted to flee on foot before being arrested. Both men have been charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border-controlled drug, an offence carrying a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. The AFP said the 2.7-tonne seizure, combined with earlier seizures…

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Record cocaine bust: Police seize $800 million of drugs | Nine.com.au shares Share article In the biggest cocaine seizure in Australian history, police have seized 27 tonnes of drugs and arrested eight people. The Australian Federal Police on Monday released details of a raid last Friday in western Sydney that led to the discovery of the drugs allegedly hidden in containers in a secret bunker. Eight people have been arrested in the biggest cocaine bust in Australian history. Australian Federal Police Advertisement The cocaine was contained in plastic tubs buried in the underground bunker concealed by false container floors. Police say the cocaine haul an estimated street value of about $816 million and was equivalent to about three million street deals. During the raid on the semi-rural property in Londonderry, two western Sydney men, aged 21 and 25, allegedly attempted to run away but were caught by officers. They were charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border-controlled drug. The offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. They are next due to face court in August. The cocaine bust was part of Operation Minjiang, which was launche…

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Almost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say <p>Australian Federal Police arrested and charged two men after allegedly finding 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in ‘bunkers’ under shipping containers</p><p>Police have made what they say is Australia’s biggest ever cocaine seizure, uncovering 2.7 tonnes of the drug buried in secret bunkers at a property on Sydney’s western fringes.</p><p>The seizure was made by the Australian Federal Police on Friday 19 June at a semi-rural property in Londonderry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/22/almost-three-tonnes-of-cocaine-found-buried-under-sydney-property-in-australias-biggest-ever-seizure-police-say">Continue reading...</a>

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Londonderry cocaine bust sets record for biggest in Australian history More than 2½ tonnes of cocaine has been found in underground bunkers at a western Sydney property in what police allege is the largest seizure of the drug in Australia. The discovery at a Londonderry property came amid investigations into a shipment of drugs totalling more than three tonnes. Three shipping containers at the property, with false floors, covered underground bunkers packed with storage tubs full of the drug. Police say it is the biggest cocaine bust in Australian history. Previously, the largest amount of the drug seized by the AFP was a 2.34-tonne haul found in a fishing boat off K’gari Island in Queensland. Two men, aged 21 and 25, allegedly tried to run from the Londonderry property when police arrived on Friday. Both were arrested and charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border-controlled drug, which carries a potential life sentence. They have been remanded in custody and are due to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. The discovery in western Sydney on Friday came through a police operation that began in May when 40kg of cocaine was found in water…

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine found in Australia's biggest drug bust A record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $816 million has been seized at a semi-rural property in Greater Western Sydney.

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Largest ever cocaine bust in Australia after police raid underground bunker Police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated A$816m after searching a property in western Sydney.

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…

Australian police uncover 3 tons of cocaine The drug was found on June 19 in plastic tubs buried in bunkers hidden beneath three shipping containers. Two Sydney residents were arrested. They face potential sentences of life in prison.

Two men have allegedly tried to run from police after officers found $800 million worth of cocaine buried under false flooring on a semi-rural property. The men, aged 21 and 25, were arrested on Friday after an operation by Australian Federal Police, alongside investigators in multiple states, led to what is believed to be Australia's biggest ever cocaine bust. AFP officers raided a property in Londonderry, in northwest Sydney, on Friday as part of a taskforce investigating a drug ring along the country's east coast. While searching the property, police allegedly located 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in plastic tubs underneath shipping containers. The tubs were buried in underground bunkers concealed by false container floors, the AFP said. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $816 million and is equivalent to roughly three million street level deals. Both men allegedly tried to run away when police arrived but were caught and subsequently charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. The men were refused bail on Saturday and are expected to face Penrith Local Court on August 13. "This alleged plot to distribute…