Police in Australia have arrested four men this month in connection to $210 million worth of Meth found hidden inside bottles of sriracha in a cargo container that was imported from the United States.

Local law enforcement reports, the initial incident happened on Oct. 15 after Australian Border Force officials were suspicious of an air cargo consignment that had recently arrived at a Sydney freight depot from the U.S.

While searching the container, they discovered hundreds of bottles of the popular chili sauce but were tipped off when agents began to notice “inconsistencies.” Forensic analysis showed that the contents of the bottle tested positive for methylamphetamine.

Thursday a 45-year-old man was arrested in a suburb of Sydney, after task force agents with the NSW Police Force linked him to the three other suspects arrested earlier this month in connection with a cargo shipment filled with 768 bottles of sriracha that contained meth, law enforcement said in news release.

 

Police said that the 881 pounds of drugs hold an estimated street value of around $210 million.

Acting Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith said in a news release, “We will not stop with the arrests of these four men who are key members of the network. We will conduct further investigations with our law enforcement partners to identify other people linked to the group.”

The suspects were all charged with attempt to possess a commercial quantity of an unlawful import: border-controlled drug and large commercial drug supply.

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