More than 1,600 people have been arrested and police have seized $93 million worth of drugs in a series of drug raids.
The huge haul of drugs and cash was uncovered by officers across Australia and New Zealand between August 19 and 23.
During the week-long operation, a total of 528 search warrants were executed in both countries.
Nearly 1,400 kilograms of illicit drugs and more than 2,500 cannabis plants with a street value of approximately $93 million were seized, along with 71 weapons and $2.2 million in cash.
More than 2,900 charges were filed and police arrested 1,611 people on drug-related charges during the week.
South Australian police have charged a 26-year-old man with possessing more than 1,100 LSD tablets at an Adelaide address as part of the operation.
Victoria Police allegedly discovered six kilograms of what appeared to be MDMA in the suitcases of a man and a woman.
The couple were prevented from boarding a ferry in Tasmania.
Police in Australia and New Zealand seized almost 1,400kg of illicit drugs (pictured) as part of a joint taskforce
The raids as part of Operation Vitreus were carried out to detect illicit drug activities and organised crime in an attempt to reduce the availability of drugs in the community.
The operation involved major law enforcement agencies, including the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
Meanwhile, ACT Police seized more than 1,000 cannabis plants and around 280 grams of cocaine as part of the operation.
Officers also discovered 42kg of dried cannabis material worth around $3.1 million.
A Canadian citizen was also arrested at Sydney Airport for allegedly attempting to import around 15kg of methamphetamine into Australia.
Police arrested 1,611 people and filed more than 2,900 charges as part of Operation Vitreus (pictured, drug paraphernalia seized by police)
Police also seized more than 2,500 cannabis plants with a street value of approximately $93 million (pictured)
The operation follows a recent report by the Criminal Intelligence Commission which found Australia had the second highest per capita consumption of methylamphetamine.
The damning finding came after a comparison with 29 other countries.
Australia also ranked 20th out of 32 countries for cocaine use and 15th out of 33 countries for MDMA use.
Australia is also the third largest consumer of cannabis out of 20 countries.
Cannabis and methylamphetamine are used more than any other illicit drugs in Australia.
Federal Police Commander Paula Hudson said drugs were negatively impacting the lives of Australians in unprecedented ways.
The sweeping police raids (pictured) follow a recent report by the Criminal Intelligence Commission which found Australia had the world’s second-highest per capita consumption of methylamphetamine.
“The harm caused by drug use can directly and indirectly affect every Australian family and individual,” Commander Hudson said.
‘The impacts span the full spectrum of health, social and economic damage.’
Methamphetamine remains the most important illicit drug in the Australian community, costing healthcare costs $5 billion annually.
