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Wax Trap: AFP foils meth smuggling plot from Iran to Australia
Australian Community Media
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4/7/2025
The AFP and Malaysian police intercepted 32 tonnes of paraffin wax concealing methamphetamine in a months-long sting targeting global drug networks. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.
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A Melbourne man is facing charges after a joint Australian Federal Police and Malaysian
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taskforce intercepted a massive drug shipment concealed in 32 tonnes of paraffin wax.
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Australia is a really lucrative market for organised crime groups and also illicit drug
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users who continue to pay high prices for drugs. Malaysia remains a key transit point
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for serious organised crime networks to exploit and transport illicit drugs, in particular
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methamphetamine, to Australia. Authorities tracked the 166 drum consignment from Iran
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for three months under Operation Tiger Malang. Believed to contain methamphetamine, the shipment
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was substituted and allowed to proceed until it arrived in Australia, where officers swooped.
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The seizure formed part of a larger crackdown on international drug trafficking networks.
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The AFP operates in 34 countries and has ramped up cooperation with Southeast Asian law enforcement
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to stop meth from reaching Aussie shores. Malaysia remains a critical transit point,
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with more than one tonne of meth linked to the country seized in the last financial year.
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A newly formed joint unit, Task Force Tiger,
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has already disrupted over a tonne of meth imports since November 2024.
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Authorities said the wax is still being analysed to confirm its meth content.
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