AUSTRALIAN police have sought the extradition of an Irishman alleged to be part of a gang that planned to manufacture about €74m worth of crystal methamphetamine.

Australian police have arrested a senior police officer in connection to an international plot to import hundreds of pounds of drug-making chemicals involving suspects in Europe and Asia.

Australian police have arrested a senior police officer in connection to an international plot to import hundreds of pounds of drug-making chemicals involving suspects in Europe and Asia.