A vintage Bentley shipped from Canada to Australia was found stuffed with more than $155 million in illicit drugs, Australian police said. Four people have been arrested and charged as a result.
The New South Wales (NSW) Police Force said in a news release on Aug. 26 that the Australian Border Force (ABF) acted on intelligence and examined a shipping container consignment, which was shipped from Canada via sea cargo and arrived at Port Botany in southeast Sydney earlier this month.
The container, declared to contain a 1960 vintage Bentley S2, underwent X-ray and examination to identify anomalies. The NSW Police Force was alerted, and the vehicle was subsequently dismantled, revealing the concealed 165 kilograms of methylamphetamine and 30 kilograms of cocaine, which has an estimated street worth of more than $155 million….