Group sold fake cocaine for $90,000 a kilo to Sydney gangs, police say

Two group allegedly linked to a South American crime syndicate person been charged complete an alleged crippled to waste clone cocaine to different crime groups astir Sydney.

It will beryllium alleged nan South America-linked group travelled from Spain to Sydney successful May 2025 pinch nan volition of trading 95kg of cocaine.

About 8.15pm connected Wednesday, June 11, constabulary executed a hunt warrant astatine a portion successful North Rocks.

During a hunt of nan unit, constabulary located 10 bricks of a constituent believed to beryllium cocaine, $121,000 successful rate arsenic good arsenic overseas currency, 14 mobile phones, galore SIM cards, aggregate slope cards, and archiving relating to overseas money and crypto transfers.

Further testing of nan constituent confirmed it was not cocaine.

However, constabulary will allege nan syndicate was trading it to different criminal groups for $90,000 a kilogram.

Police will allege that since May, nan syndicate sold clone cocaine to 4 different networks crossed Sydney.

They will further allege that earlier successful nan year, nan group was carrying retired nan aforesaid strategy successful London.

Five group were arrested and taken to Parramatta Police Station, wherever 2 men, aged 61 and 27, were charged pinch commercialized supplier supply.

Three others were released pending further inquiries.

The 2 charged were refused bail and will look successful tribunal today.

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