Net closes on $56m Melbourne Airport heroin and ice drug bust
Police have released images of a man in Hume as they investigate more than 60kg of ice and heroin found in green tea and magnets.
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Police investigating a $56 million Melbourne Airport drug bust have appealed for public help to find this man.
Australian Federal Police investigators are hoping to identify him after 56kg of ice and 13kg of heroin were uncovered last month in a consignment of green tea and magnets from Thailand.
The image of the man, who police say may be able to help with their inquiries, was taken at the Westpac Bank at Roxburgh Village shopping centre on February 18.
Investigators believe he had been a passenger in a late-model white Toyota HiLux.
Pictured below at the Westpac bank at Roxburgh Village Shopping Centre on 18 February 2022, this male has been identified as potentially being able to assist police with their inquiries. It is believed he was a passenger in a late model White Toyota HiLux.
If you have any information about this man or the driver of this vehicle, please contact 131 AFP or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Australian Border Force officers uncovered the shipment on arrival after it was sent from Thailand on February 19.
Their x-ray of the consignment revealed irregularities and a subsequent search found the drugs.
The AFP said at the time that the amount of ice seized would have yielded 560,000 street deals and 65,000 doses of heroin with a total street value of $56 million.
Anyone with information on the man’s identity can contact 131 AFP or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police have requested crime not be reported via social media, including through private messages or the comments sections.
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