Australian Police Seize ‘Ice’ Hidden in Chili Sauce Bottles Worth Around $300M

Seized bottles of sriracha hot chilli sauce, which were later found to conceal crystal meth, or ice, are seen in Sydney, Australia Oct. 15, 2019. Picture taken Oct. 15, 2019. New South Wales Police Force/Handout via Reuters

Four men have been arrested for smuggling 400 kilograms of crystal meth, or ice, worth an estimated A$300 million ($210 million) concealed in bottles of sriracha hot chili sauce from the United States, Australian police said on Thursday.

A search of an air cargo consignment that had arrived at a Sydney freight depot from the United States on Oct. 15 found 768 bottles of sriracha chili sauce, “with presumptive testing returning a positive indicator for methylamphetamine (ice),” New South Wales state police said in a statement.