Sydney man on drug charge refused bail

A man has been refused bail after being charged over the discovery of more than
$800,000, a kilo of heroin and 1.5 kilos of "ice" in Sydney.
Tien Ly Mac, 51, did not apply for bail and it was formally refused at Parramatta
Bail Court on Saturday where he appeared by video link.
On November 7, Customs and Border Protection officers discovered a suspicious
package at the Sydney International Mail Centre, which was found to contain eight
boxes of tea, each with 20 sachets filled with a total of 1.6kg of heroin.
On Friday, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) conducted searches on seven vehicles
and private and commercial premises in Lakemba, Punchbowl, Marrickville, Waterloo
and Belmore.
They discovered $819,000, a further kilogram of heroin and 1.5 kilograms of
methamphetamine, also known as ice.
Ly Mac, 51, of Lakemba, was subsequently arrested and charged with importing a
commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and attempting to possess a
commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.
He was also charged with dealing with property - namely the $819,000 in cash -
reasonably suspected of being the proceeds of crime.
Ly Mac will appear by videolink in Sydney's Central Court on November 17.