CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint release between the AFP and Australian Border Force

Editor's note: Images of the seizure available via Hightail.

The AFP has charged a South Australian man for his alleged involvement in a plot to import 62kg of cocaine into Australia concealed in mechanical equipment.

The man, 29, is expected to appear before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 1 October, 2025, after being charged on Monday (7 July, 2025).

In February 2025, using risk-based targeting, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at the Sydney container examination facility searched a consignment addressed to a business in Adelaide.

ABF officers allegedly found 62 individua...