Five duffel bags containing bricks of cocaine worth roughly 30 million dollars have been found in a shipping container at an Auckland business.
Police said they were called to a Mt Wellington property on Carbine Rd yesterday, after a worker unloading a shipping container of building materials found the bags.
Auckland City CIB Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Darvill said more than 75 packages of cocaine were wrapped in cellophane.
“An investigation between police and customs is underway following yesterday’s seizure.
“The joint investigation will focus on the movements of the container and its eventual destination,” he said.
“What we do know is that the container transited through Central America in late March 2025 on its way to New Zealand,” Darvill said.
No arrests have been made, and police said they were not releasing any further details as investigations are ongoing.
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