$200M in meth found hidden in nearly 800 bottles of Sriracha sauce: Police

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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Shipment seized contained 800 sauce bottles with crystal meth
Police in Australia had a red hot bust after seizing hundreds of bottles of sriracha sauce they say was used to smuggle crystal meth.

Police in Australia had a red hot bust after seizing hundreds of bottles of sriracha sauce they say was used to smuggle crystal meth.

Authorities say the bottles, containing more than $200 million worth of meth, were shipped to Australia from the U.S.

They say the shipment contained 768 bottles of sriracha sauce, and testing indicated they carried methamphetamine.

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According to police, four men were arrested and charged with the importation of the drugs.

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