A Kellyville man is scheduled to appear before Penrith Local Court today (8 May, 2026) after a multi-national police operation saw 300kg of methamphetamine hidden inside pressure washers seized by Canadian authorities.
An AFP investigation began in early October, 2025, after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in British Columbia detected 300kg of methamphetamine hidden inside 36 cardboard boxes.
The consignment, labelled as pressure washers, was destined for north-west Sydney.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Policing Pacific Region removed the methamphetamine from the consignment and returned it to the freight system, alerting the AFP.
The container arrived in Port Botany, NSW, on 13 November, 2025.
AFP officers then inserted an inert substance into the consignment to replicate the original weight and appearance, and conducted a controlled delivery. The consignment was delivered to a shed in Kurrajong, in the Hawkesbury region, north-west of Sydney, on 27 November, 2025.
Police will allege two men, one being the Kellyville man, entered the shed that evening.
Both men were arrested by police, however the second man was released pending further inquiries.
Further search warrants were executed at a Castle Hill home and vehicle, with officers seizing electronic devices and documents.
The Kellyville man, 23, was charged with one count of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, namely methamphetamine, contrary to section 307.5(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth).
This offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
He was granted conditional bail on 24 February, 2026, by the Supreme Court of NSW.
AFP Detective Superintendent Morgen Blunden said the seized methamphetamine had an estimated street value of $277 million with the potential to be sold as three million street level deals.
"Methamphetamine, like all illicit drugs, negatively impacts users and their families, and Australia's economy and healthcare system," Det Supt Blunden said.
"The AFP has a close working relationship with law enforcement around the globe and share intelligence daily to ensure we are well positioned to defend Australia from these threats.
"We thank our Canadian partners for foiling this plot before it reached the Australian community and wreaked havoc on our streets."
Regional Director General of the CBSA Pacific Region, Nina Patel, said the CBSA was committed to stopping the smuggling of illegal drugs and disrupting transnational criminal networks.
"We work alongside the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Border Force to combat organised crime and protect communities, both in Canada and abroad," Director General Patel said.
