Two men allegedly turn up to collect $17million cocaine haul at Sydney car park - only for it to go horribly wrong as the drugs had already been seized by police

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Milienos, A. (2026, October 15). Two men allegedly turn up to collect $17million cocaine haul at Sydney car park - only for it to go horribly wrong as the drugs had already been seized by police. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16213335/sydney-cocaine-sting.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-15 · by Antoinette Milienos

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Police conducted a sting operation after receiving information from Chile about plans by an organized crime network to send 23 kilograms of cocaine worth $17 million to Australia via commercial aircraft. In the operation, authorities replaced the drugs with inert substances and set up surveillance at a Sydney car park where two men, both aged 33, were arrested when they arrived to collect what they thought was the drug shipment on Tuesday. The arrest led to seizures of additional illegal substances and cash in properties in Liverpool and Georges Hall. Four people total, including individuals from Bolivia and Argentina, have been detained for their involvement in this plot.
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Story summary

Two men, both aged 33, were arrested at a Sydney car park on Tuesday after attempting to collect what they believed was a $17 million shipment of cocaine. However, the drugs had been seized by Chilean authorities before reaching Australia as part of an Australian Federal Police (AFP) sting operation. The AFP replaced the original 23kg cocaine haul with inert substances and transported them to the car park for the sting.

This operation was initiated following intelligence from Chile that revealed an organized crime network planning to smuggle cocaine into Australia via a commercial flight. During subsequent searches, police seized 5kg of MDMA, $8,000 in cash, scales, and about 10kg of suspected drug-cutting agents at properties in Liverpool and Georges Hall.

The arrested men appeared before Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday where they were denied bail and are set to return for a hearing on December 9. They face charges related to attempting to possess commercial quantities of border-controlled drugs.

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📰 Cocaine Haul Seizure In Sydney
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Antoinette Milienos
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AFP Australia Chile Chilean Sydney

Subjects

Australia GPE · 4× AFP ORG · 3× Chile GPE · 3× Chilean NORP · 2× Argentinian NORP · 1× Bolivian NORP · 1× Downing Centre Local Court ORG · 1× Liverpool GPE · 1× Sydney GPE · 1×

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The investigation also led police to properties in Liverpool and Georges Hall, where officers seized about 5kg of MDMA, $8,000 in cash, scales, and about 10kg of a suspected drug-cutting agent.
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2026-10-15 · Daily Mail
Two men allegedly turn up to collect $17million cocaine haul at Sydney car park - only for it to go horribly wrong as the drugs had already been seized by police · mixed framing

Claims (11 extracted, 3 hedged)

Two men allegedly arrived at a Sydney car park to collect what they believed was a $17 million shipment of cocaine, only to discover the drugs had already been seized in Chile and replaced by police. uncertain
drugs → arrive → police
The delivery was part of an AFP sting operation, with investigators swapping the 23kg haul for an inert substance before transporting the replica packages to a Port Botany car park on Tuesday. asserted
investigators → swap → Tuesday
Police allege the two men, both 33, attempted to take possession of the packages before they were arrested. asserted
they → allege → packages
The operation followed a tip-off from Chilean investigators, who allegedly uncovered an organised crime network planning to send cocaine to Australia aboard a commercial aircraft. uncertain
who → follow → aircraft
Officers seized the shipment before it reached Australia and shared intelligence with the AFP, setting the sting in motion. asserted
it → seize → motion
Both men were charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug. asserted
men → charge → drug
They appeared before Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday, where they were refused bail. asserted
they → appear → bail
They are due to return to court on December 9. asserted
They → return → December
The investigation also led police to properties in Liverpool and Georges Hall, where officers seized about 5kg of MDMA, $8,000 in cash, scales, and about 10kg of a suspected drug-cutting agent. asserted
officers → lead → agent
Two men, both aged 33, have been arrested for an alleged global plot to import cocaine into Australia via a commercial aircraft The operation followed a tip-off from investigators in Chile, South America, who allegedly uncovered an organised crime network planning to send cocaine to Australia Officers seized about five kilograms of MDMA, about $8,000 in cash, scales, and about 10kg of a suspected drug-cutting agent. Meanwhile, AFP investigators based in South America worked with Chilean police to execute search warrants in Chile. uncertain
investigators → age → Chile
Two other people, including a Bolivian national and an Argentinian national, were also arrested for their alleged involvement in the attempted cocaine importation plot. asserted
people → include → plot
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