Global Customs Seizure Curio

2026-06-24

2.7 tonnes of cocaine in an underground bunker, and 16 kg of heroin in the pet food aisle

Australia's largest-ever cocaine bust: AFP officers found 2.7 tonnes of cocaine buried in sealed drums beneath false floors of three shipping containers at a Sydney-area property (AU$816 million). A South African woman at Phuket Airport had 16 kg of heroin wrapped in black tape inside seven bags of cat and dog food, bound for Uganda. Also: Réunion Island caught its 35th drug mule of 2026, an 18-year-old Canadian arrived in Sri Lanka with 35 kg of hashish, and a Ukrainian driver at Bulgaria's busiest checkpoint had 774 undeclared pill boxes and 10,400 counterfeit wheel-logo stickers.

Global Customs Seizure Curio

126 reptiles, two lion cubs, and 23.793 kg of airport gold

Turtles in socks, scooter-tyre gold, and 38,000 fakes

Turtles in a backpack, birds in cages, and 20,000 fake World Cup goods

707 turtles, a lizard in a chew-stick parcel, and gold in a brief

Plastic toys, pajama gold, and 200 fake watches

The metal box needed a grinder

777 eggs in a backpack

Five foil bags and a body-wash bottle

Cocaine in the coffee bags

The tuna tins had no tuna

Gold paste, a lamp with ten bars inside, and drugs in the wash

2.7 tonnes of cocaine in an underground bunker, and 16 kg of heroin in the pet food aisle