CANBERRA, ACT, May 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force

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A Sydney man is expected to face Downing Centre Local Court today (8 May, 2025) charged over his alleged involvement in a failed plot to import about 215kg of methamphetamine and 3kg of heroin in tiles sent from Southeast Asia.

The AFP arrested the man, 57, yesterday (7 May, 2025) at his Drummoyne home after an investigation which started last month when Australian Border Force (ABF) officers found the illicit drugs in a shipment of floor tiles.

ABF officers examined the consignment after it arrived in Sydney on 2...