Sydney Man Charged Over 900kg Cocaine Haul

<br>A Sydney man has been charged over an attempt to import more than 900 kilograms of cocaine into Australia.<br> <br>Mostafa Baluch was initially charged with a raft of offences in early June as part of ongoing investigations into an organised criminal syndicate involved in a plan to supply three tonnes of cocaine throughout NSW.<br> <br>On Wednesday the 33-year-old was charged with an additional offence of conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.<br> <br>Baluch was arrested at his waterfront home in Bayview on Sydney's northern beaches on June 3 and charged with possessing anabolics, knowingly dealing with the proceeds of a crime and supplying a prohibited drug, NSW Police said in a statement on Wednesday.<br> <br>Police said they seized $A62,700 and $US12,000, four mobile phones, two of which were encrypted, an ounce of cocaine, steroids and jewellery during the arrest.<br> <br>Police said the operation began in early 2020 when police received a tip about someone gambling a "significant amount of money" at a Sydney casino.<br> <br>During the investigation detectives uncovered a transnational organised crime syndicate across Australia and North and South America.<br> <br>An international police operation began involving NSW Police, the NSW Crime Commission, the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Navy.<br> <br>In October last year the US Navy intercepted a boat in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia and seized 870kg of cocaine.<br><br>In case you loved this information and you want to receive more details about [https://movecasino.com/ คาสิโนออนไลน์] i implore you to visit the internet site. In April this year the US Coast Guard seized a further 900kg of cocaine, after intercepting a second vessel off Ecuador.<br> <br>Police allege Baluch was the sole financier of the second shipment of cocaine, which has an estimated street value of $270 million.<br> <br>He appeared in Central Local Court on Wednesday and was again refused bail.<br> <br>Police allege both seizures formed part of a conspiracy to supply a total of 3000kg of cocaine which has a total estimated potential street value of $900 million.<br>