Australian Woman Arrested Over $130M Drug Ring

Australian Woman Arrested Over $130M Drug Ring
Joerg Ziercke, president BKA and Peter Ko, NPC, present portions of crystal met and 2.9 tonnes of confiscated chlorephedrin, one of the main ingredients used to manufacture methamphetamine. WIESBADEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13, 2014 (Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images)
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By AAP
4/19/2020
Updated:
4/19/2020

A 24-year-old woman has become the eighth person charged over her alleged role in a Sydney drug ring linked to the seizure of nearly $130 million worth of cocaine.

Police said the woman was arrested at a Warwick Farm home in western Sydney on April 16 and charged with taking part in the supply of a large quantity of drugs.

Seven other people are before the courts after a string of arrests last week and in March, and the seizure of more than 420kg of cocaine – worth nearly $130 million.

The woman is due to appear in the Liverpool Local Court on Monday.

Sydney