Authorities in Australia conducted a drug bust over the weekend - the largest in the country's history - where they seized one billion Australian dollars worth of liquid methamphetamine, according to Time. The amount in American dollars comes to $700 million, reported CNN. The drugs were found hidden inside gel bras and art sets.
"This has resulted in 3.6 million individual hits of ice being taken off our streets," said Michael Keenan, Australia's Federal Justice Minister.
"This is a devastating blow for the organized criminal gangs that peddle in ice and it shows you that if you do target the Australian market, we have the powers and the resources to prosecute you," he continued.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the bust, reported the New York Post. They were arrested in Sydney last month for importing the drugs from China.
Authorities have been investigating the increased presence of meth on Australian streets for months. They first discovered large quantities of the drug in December, again found in gel bras.
Since then, authorities have found more than 720 liters of the liquefied drug.
Australia has rapidly become one of the largest companies for methamphetamine use, with 1.3 million residents reporting having tried it.
