Snapshot of CEF results

Customs and Border Protection container and cargo examination facilities have been highly successful since the first CEF opened in November 2002.

Illicit drugs with a street value of more than $1.5 billion have been seized and over $184 million in revenue evasion prevented.

Total seizures for the period 1 November 2002 to 30 June 2011 include:

• 478 kg of heroin
• 160 kg of opium
• 8540 of MDMA (ecstasy)
• 659 kg of crystal methylamphetamine (ice)
• 1705 kg cocaine
• 272 kg of other amphetamine type stimulants
• 4197 kg of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine
• 3800 litres of precursor chemicals, which can be used in the production of amphetamine type stimulants
• Over 400 million cigarette sticks
• 1259 tonnes of tobacco

There have also been large numbers of detections in relation to copyright, trademark, undeclared goods, quarantine and firearms breaches.

Read about recent finds in the media room

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• What are CEFs?
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• How the CEFs work
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