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Australian police seize more than A$1.25 billion ($890.50 million) worth of liquid methamphetamine, a record bust that highlights the drug's growing popularity around the globe.
Australian authorities say they've seized $890 million worth of liquid methamphetamine after a raid in Sydney. Yiming Woo reports.
A special U.S. Coast Guard cutter returns from a four-month mission to unload a record haul of $1 billion worth of cocaine and heroin seized from narcotics smugglers at sea. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Images of Melbourne Park as the Australian Open begins, the day after Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia. World number one Djokovic was supposed to have been the headline act in the night session, but the unvaccinated Serbian is not defending his title after a court upheld the cancellation of his visa. IMAGES
Colombian Police seized over 12 tons of cocaine valued at over $360 million in major bust on Wednesday. According to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos this raid became the largest ever seizure in Colombia's history. Reports state that the cocaine was located in the north-western Antioquia province, in four banana plantations near the country's border with Panama. Police reported that the drugs belonged to the trafficking cartel 'the Gulf Clan' and that they arrested four people in connection with cocaine trafficking during their operation.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).