Sydney, Oct. 21 -- Five men have been arrested over an alleged attempt to import 36 kg of cocaine into Australia from Chile concealed in mining equipment.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Investigations Police of Chile (PDI) said in a statement on Tuesday that a joint investigation began earlier in October when officers in Chile deconstructed two pieces of mining equipment destined for Australia and located 36 kg of cocaine.
The drugs, which had an estimated street value of 11.7 million Australian dollars (7.6 million U.S. dollars), were removed and the consignment allowed to be sent to Sydney alongside PDI investigators.
In Australia, AFP officers observed a 26-year-old man collect the shipment and transport it to a residential p...