Police seize 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in western Sydney

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Australian police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth about A$816m from an underground bunker system in western Sydney.

WHO: Australian police

WHAT: Seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine from an underground bunker system and arrested two men charged with possessing a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border-controlled drug

WHEN: Jun 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM ET

WHERE: Londonderry, western Sydney, Australia

WHY: The drugs were found during a police raid searching a property in Londonderry.

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Police seize 2.7 tonnes of cocaine from Sydney bunker · Jun 23, 2026 at 6:34 AM ET
2.7 tonnes of cocaine seized in Sydney bunker system · Jun 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM ET

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