How a five-month Chinese operation led to a $100m drug bust in Australia

By Kirsty Needham
Updated March 28 2017 - 4:43pm, first published 4:37pm
SMH News. Story by, Ava Benny-Morrison. Story, Joint operation stops $101 million of crystal methamphetamine from hitting Australian streets. The Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Police, the Australian Border Force, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission will address media in Sydney about a joint agency operation in Sydney and Guangdong Province, People??????s Republic of China.Five men have been charged following a seizure of more than 100 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in China. Photo shows,   From Left,  Mr Warren Gray, State Manager NSW, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission,  Detective Superintendent Scott Cook, Organised Crime Squad Commander, NSW Police , Detective Acting Superintendent Luke Needham - Coordinator, Organised Crime Australian Federal Police and Commander Tim Fitzgerald, Regional Commander NSW, Australian Border Force. Photo by, Peter Rae Monday 27 March, 2017
 Photo: Peter Rae
SMH News. Story by, Ava Benny-Morrison. Story, Joint operation stops $101 million of crystal methamphetamine from hitting Australian streets. The Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Police, the Australian Border Force, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission will address media in Sydney about a joint agency operation in Sydney and Guangdong Province, People??????s Republic of China.Five men have been charged following a seizure of more than 100 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in China. Photo shows, From Left, Mr Warren Gray, State Manager NSW, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Detective Superintendent Scott Cook, Organised Crime Squad Commander, NSW Police , Detective Acting Superintendent Luke Needham - Coordinator, Organised Crime Australian Federal Police and Commander Tim Fitzgerald, Regional Commander NSW, Australian Border Force. Photo by, Peter Rae Monday 27 March, 2017 Photo: Peter Rae

Beijing: Chinese authorities have revealed how police in Guangdong uncovered a drug ring operating between China and Australia in a five-month long investigation that led to the seizure of a $100 million ice haul.

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