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AUSTRALIA
Police ecstatic after drug seizure
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An Australian Federal Police officer sort out some of the 5 million ecstasy tablets seized in the ecstasy drug bust in Melbourne on April 15.
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Acting on a tip-off, Melbourne police seized more than 5 million ecstasy tablets hidden inside a shipping container April 15 in what was one of the world's biggest hauls of the drug.
With an estimated street value of $192 million, the consignment, packed into cavities around boxes of ceramic tiles from Europe, was detected by X-ray machine.
Four men were arrested and, if guilty, could face life imprisonment.
The Japan Times Weekly: April 23, 2005 (C) All rights reserved
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