Video: Dubai Police arrest 2 Australian drug lords: Benjamin Neil Pitt & Matthew John

Dubai Police have arrested two Australian nationals, cconsidered kingpins of a major drug importation operation that smuggled nearly three tonnes of drugs into Australia with a street value of $150 million, officials said on Thursday.

Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-In-Chief of Dubai Police, said the two wanted men, Benjamin Neil and Mathew John, who are part of Millstream drug gang, were arrested within seven days after receiving an Interpol red warrant. Several raids were conducted in Australia that led to the arrest of three men, two in Sydney and one in Muswellbrook in June 2020.
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