Four Chinese arrested over Australian chemicals seizure enough to make 1 ton, US$500 million of methamphetamine

Four Chinese arrested over Australian chemicals seizure enough to make 1 ton, US$500 million of methamphetamine

South China Morning Post / Associated Press /

Australian authorities say they seized chemicals which could have been used to make 1 ton of methamphetamine and arrested four men in a joint operation with China.

Australian Federal Police said Wednesday they seized 1.4 tons of the precursor ephedrine, which could have been used to make meth with a street value of nearly A$700 million (US$500 million).

Investigators say they were tipped off by Chinese authorities about a syndicate suspected of importing commercial quantities of drugs

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