AKIPRESS.COM - Fifteen men have been charged after police said they made the biggest cocaine bust in Australia's history, BBC reported.

The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$360m (£212m; $258m), were uncovered after a police investigation over more than two years.

Police said they seized 500kg (1,100lb) of cocaine from a boat in Brooklyn, north of Sydney, on Christmas Day.

It followed the confiscation of 600kg in drugs in Tahiti. Police believe they were destined for Australia.

"The size of that seizure collectively makes it the largest cocaine seizure in Australian law enforcement history," Australian Federal Police acting assistant commissioner Chris Sheehan told reporters.

"The criminal syndicate we have dismantled over the last few days was a robust, resilient and determined syndicate."

The drugs are believed to have originated in South America.