Dockworkers arrested after 1,116 kilos of cocaine discovered hidden behind pretend wall in delivery container in Sydney

Three Sydney dockworkers have been charged over a large cargo of cocaine in a regulation enforcement investigation into trusted insiders importing illicit medication into Australia, authorities mentioned on Tuesday.

The three, aged 25, 38 and 42, appeared in a Sydney courtroom on Monday charged over 1,116 kilos of cocaine discovered hidden behind a false wall in a delivery container on the Sydney waterfront on the weekend, Australian Federal Police said in a statement. The cocaine had a road worth of greater than $107 million.

Police mentioned investigators arrested the person the 25-year-old suspect as he exited the delivery container. Authorities discovered a crowbar, an angle grinder and different instruments, which they allege the person was utilizing to chop into the false wall of the delivery container.

Police launched multiple images of the operation.

Australia Cocaine Charged — This photograph launched by the Australian Federal Police, exhibits a cache of cocaine hid discovered behind a false wall of a delivery container at a Sydney Port, on Aug. 31, 2025.

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The older two males have been forklift drivers employed by a world delivery and logistics firm that authorities haven’t named.

Police additionally discovered $216,240 in money which they allege is the proceeds of crime.

All three face potential life sentences if convicted.

The 42-year-old man was launched on bail however the others have been remanded in custody. They are going to all seem in courtroom subsequent on Oct. 29.

The delivery container was despatched from Europe, however the supply of the cocaine remained underneath investigation, in keeping with police.

The boys have been arrested by the Multi Company Strike Staff. The staff is made up of state and federal businesses who goal “trusted insiders” inside provide chains that enable organized crime teams to smuggle illicit medication into Australia.

“To anybody lured in by the false promise of riches from drug importations – these offenses carry the potential of life in jail,” Detective Superintendent Peter Fogarty mentioned in a statement.

Final December, Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 individuals in raids after a fishing boat broke down off the coast of Queensland.