Huge Sydney meth bust lands Taiwanese in custody

Six Taiwanese men are facing life sentences after being charged with importing A$42 million worth of methamphetamine into Australia.

The boiler machine which was filled with methamphetamine, police say.

 

 The illegal substance was stuffed inside suitcases and hidden inside a boiler machine from China.

 

The Taiwanese nationals, aged between 27 and 46, were arrested on Saturday after allegedly delivering the drugs to a western Sydney hotel.

 

They were charged with the importation and the attempted possession of a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.

 

"We say this is a big win, because crystal methamphetamine is an insidious drug", AFP Detective Superintendent Ben McQuillan said.

 

"It does a lot of harm to the community and taking this large amount off the streets is a big win for us."

 

The Taiwanese nationals appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.

 

 

They were refused bail and will reappear next month.