SYDNEY — Australian police said Wednesday they had seized drugs worth $170 million and guns in a raid on a group likely linked to an attempted organized crime hit near a Sydney daycare facility last week.
New South Wales police last week said they had foiled an attempted murder by a so-called “kill team” and arrested three men involved.
And on Wednesday, police said they had taken possession of some 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of drugs in a major bust targeting a transnational criminal syndicate they said was likely linked to that foiled hit.
Detectives found vacuum-sealed bricks of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin stuffed inside duffel bags and stashed at Sydney safe houses.
They estimated the haul had a street value of Aus$260 million ($170 million).
Police said the raids were par