Aussie man, 21, is charged after almost $38million worth of pink cocaine was seized by police - amid warnings the drug is like a 'bomb' on the body Transnational drug syndicate involved in drug import plot Authorities conducted fake delivery and arrested man READ MORE: Rita Ora pays tribute to Liam Payne at MTV awards By BRETT LACKEY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and TESS IKONOMOU FOR AAP Published: 06:03, 14 November 2024 | Updated: 06:04, 14 November 2024 e-mail A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a package of 'pink cocaine' weighing more than 250kg was seized by Australian authorities . The cocaine, with a street value of almost $38million, is Australia's largest bust of the new type of drug consisting of a potentially deadly cocktail of illicit substances. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said an investigation was launched into a transnational drug syndicate after the interception of the drugs in October.
The 252kg haul had been packaged with images of the Pink Panther cartoon character in air cargo marked as industrial and bound for suburban Sydney . The AFP undertook a controlled delivery last week, where the shipment arrived at a Castle Hill address and was allegedly accessed by a 21-year-old Matraville man. He was arrested in Coogee shortly after and charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border controlled drug, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
One Direction star Liam Payne , 31, reportedly had pink .
