$44M worth of meth found in furniture in Australia

2:20 PM, Sep 21, 2012   |    comments
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UNDATED (CNN) -- Authorities in Australia found $42 million worth of meth sealed inside furniture.

The drugs are valued at $44 million U.S. dollars.
 
Australian Federal Police and Customs and Border Protection officials say they were tipped off about a shipping container that came into Sydney from Hong Kong.

After x-raying and inspecting the container, authorities found 71-kilogram packages hidden inside the furniture.

Three men from Sydney now face several charges.