Australian police and custom officials find drugs worth up to Aus$1.5 billion (£800m) in one of the largest drug busts in the country's history
The record drugs haul was uncovered after police seized a cargo container from Hamburg in Germany for examination.
"We located 1,917 kilograms of MDMA, or ecstasy, and 849 kilograms of methamphetamine, or ice," CEO of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Roman Quaedvlieg, said.
The drugs were hidden in a mixed container load of furniture and unmarked boxes.
Six people have been charged with serious drug importation offences and could face life imprisonment if convicted.
The largest ever drug haul in Australia was a 4.4 tonne seizure of ecstasy - 15 million ecstasy tablets with a street value of Aus$122 million - which traffickers attempted to smuggle into Australia hidden in 3,000 tomato cans in 2007.
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