Six men have been arrested over their alleged involvement in an international syndicate importing drugs into NSW after police say they found 125 kilograms of cocaine, worth $50 million, in the base of an industrial generator.

The discovery came as a result of a joint police investigation into the syndicate between Australian and British police enforcement agencies.

As part of their investigation, NSW Police went to a property in Cawdor, in Sydney’s south-west, on Tuesday afternoon.

During the operation, a Mercedes van and Pantech truck drove from the property and travelled along the M7 before police tried to stop the vehicles near Horsley Park.

Police allege the driver of the truck rammed multiple police cars before a short pursuit after the vehicles began.

Both drivers were eventually stopped by police. The driver and passenger of the truck, men aged 29 and 32, and the driver of the van, a 29-year-old man, were arrested and taken to local police stations.

Later in the evening, detectives executed a search warrant at a property in Lane Cove and a number of items were seized. Police also seized both vehicles involved in the pursuit.

The three men were charged with an array of offences, including the importation of a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug and participating in criminal group activity. They will all face court on Wednesday.

Across the globe, officers from Britain’s national crime agency executed a number of warrants in Rayleigh and South Ockendon in Essex, and Feltham in west London, on Tuesday.

A 29-year-old man was arrested in Wickford, Essex, while a 43-year-old man was arrested at Much Hadham, Hertfordshire. A 42-year-old man was arrested in Romford, Essex.

“All were held on suspicion of conspiracy to export a controlled drug and are now being questioned by NCA officers,” a statement from NSW Police said.

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