Sydney man charged after 215kg of meth allegedly imported inside tiles

A Sydney man has fronted court after allegedly trying to import more than 200kg of meth inside floor tiles from South East Asia.

A police investigation into the alleged plot began after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers found 10 plastic-wrapped sealed bags of a crystal substance inside a shipment of granite tiles on April 22, 2025.

The consignment of tiles had voids that were filled with the substance, the ABF said.

A Sydney man has fronted court after allegedly trying to import over 200kg of meth inside floor tiles from south-east Asia.
A Sydney man has fronted court after allegedly trying to import over 200kg of meth inside floor tiles from south-east Asia. (ABF)

Initial testing of the substance returned positive results for methamphetamine, while another sealed package returned positive results for heroin.

A total of 215kg of methamphetamine and 3kg of heroin were allegedly being carried inside the tiles.

The ABF reported the discovery to the Australian Federal Police who then took over the investigation.

A Sydney man has fronted court after allegedly trying to import over 200kg of meth inside floor tiles from south-east Asia.
A Sydney man has fronted court after allegedly trying to import over 200kg of meth inside floor tiles from south-east Asia. (ABF)

AFP officers raided several homes as part of the investigation, including a business in Shell Cove on May 6.

They also executed search warrants at a business in Llandilo and a home in Drummoyne yesterday, where a 57-year-old man was arrested.

He has been charged with two counts of importing a border-controlled drug.

He fronted Downing Centre Local Court yesterday. 

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