Australian authorities have seized a record 903 kilograms of methylamphetamine , worth $A898 million, in Melbourne.
Part of the shipment seized by Australian police. Photo: Australian Federal Police
They said it was the largest methylamphetamine seizure in Australia's history and was a joint operation between Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Victoria Police.
Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan's office said the drugs were sandwiched between a shipment of wooden floorboards.
Two men have been charged with drug trafficking offences.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull praised police and security services for the intercept.
"This was nearly a tonne of ice, so this is a great credit to our border protection and our police in confiscating this enormous shipment," he said.
A recent study of wastewater around the country suggested methylamphetamine, known as 'ice' across the Tasman, is the most consumed illicit drug in the country.
Officals said the drugs were in a shipmet of floorboards. Photo: Australian Federal Police
City and regional sites in Western Australia were found to far exceed national ice use averages, with South Australia also recording above-average use both in city and country areas.
High levels were also found in regional sites in Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.
Mr Turnbull said the Government was working "ruthlessly" to tackle the problem.
"At the same time, we're working with compassion with the community and people who have become subject to ice addiction to help them."
- ABC
