Authorities from the three nations said they had worked together for more than five months to unravel the elaborate scheme that was worth billions of dollars.
, police said the syndicate tried to hide more than three-quarters of a ton of meth in a shipment of maple syrup, the largest such shipment that had been intercepted at New Zealand's border.
“The international drug trade and organized crime groups are creating havoc and harm in communities around the globe," New Zealand Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said in a statement. In Australia, Victoria state police assistant commissioner Bob Hill said importing such drugs on an industrial scale ruins lives, families and communities.
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