STORY: Record find in Australia. The police in New South Wales found crystal meth worth the equivalent of more than a billion euros in several sea freight containers and confiscated it. Never before had such a quantity of the drug been seized in Australia. A total of more than 1,800 kilograms of methylamphetamine were hidden in marble slabs, police said in a statement. Confiscations took place this week and last week. “The capacity of this syndicate is enormous, even in terms of volume. These numbers are staggering,” Detective Chief Superintendent John Watson said at a news conference. All shipments came to Australia from the Middle East. According to Watson, the details were identical for both seizures. No charges were initially filed in connection with the recent confiscation. According to their own statements, the police arrested three men in connection with the drug discovery last week.