Police Seek Help After 250 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized in Brisbane

Almost a quarter of a tonne of cocaine has been seized at the Australian border, but to date no arrests have been made.

The 253kg of cocaine seized by ABF and AFP officers was simply lying on top of a legitimate shipment of goods in a container. Courtesy of ABF and AFP

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have taken the unusual step of seeking information from the public on the attempted importation of 253 kilograms into Australia after the drugs were intercepted, but no arrests have been made.

Usually, when AFP and Australian Border Force (ABF) officers are aware of a shipment of drugs entering the country, they will substitute it for an inert substance and then observe the people who collect it, making arrests that way.