SYDNEY: Australian police on Thursday said they had smashed an international criminal syndicate in a joint operation with Colombia, seizing more than 480 kilograms (1,058 pounds) of drugs hidden in lemonade bottles and flower boxes.

“We are cutting the head of the snake off here,” said Tim Fitzgerald from the Australian Customs and Border Protection after six men in Sydney were charged. “This syndicate has been dismantled,” he added.

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