Authorities in Australia found $44 million worth of meth sealed inside furniture

Authorities in Australia found $44 million worth of meth sealed inside furniture. (CNN/AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION)

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$44M in meth found in furniture

Updated: Friday, 21 Sep 2012, 1:12 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 21 Sep 2012, 1:10 PM EDT

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) - Authorities in Australia found $44 million worth of meth sealed inside furniture.

Australian Federal Police and Customs and Border Protection officials say they were tipped off about a shipping container that came into Sydney from Hong Kong.

After X-raying and inspecting the container, authorities found 71-kilogram packages hidden inside the furniture.

Three men from Sydney now face several charges.


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