Australian police seize nearly 3 tonnes of cocaine in what has become the largest bust on record

Cocaine is hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney.

The cocaine was found at a semi-rural property in Londonderry, in western Sydney, where investigators discovered plastic tubs buried beneath false floors inside three shipping containers.

The containers had false floors that provided access to the cocaine, which police estimate had a street value of 816 million Australian dollars ($572 million).

Drugs worth more than $800 million have been seized in Sydney, representing the nation's biggest cocaine bust.