A Sydney man is facing life in prison after Australian police intercepted cocaine worth A$248 million (£136 million) concealed in frozen fruit products from Brazil.
The Australian Federal Police and Border Force officers seized 552kg (1,214 pounds) of the drug hidden in pallets of banana pulp and branded with koala pictures in Sydney on Friday.
They also arrested a 68-year-old man at Forestville in the city’s northwest following a tip-off from American authorities about the suspect shipment, which arrived in Australia on September 21.