CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
Editor's note: An image of the seizure available via Hightail.
The AFP and Australian Border Force (ABF) are examining potential links between an 80kg cocaine shipment destined for Sydney and a 253kg seizure in Brisbane two months ago.
Packages in the most recent detection in a container bound for Port Botany, Sydney, featured unique branding with images of lions and panthers. Similar branding was used on packages found in a 253kg cocaine seizure in Brisbane in June, 2025.
The container arrived on a cargo ship in Sydney in early August. The AFP is urgin...