Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Border Drive officers uncovered 24 blocks of cocaine hidden within the pistons of two hydraulic cylinders in 2020.
The haul was estimated to be price $64.8 million.
As a part of the sting, Australian Federal Police substituted the medication and planted an "inert substance" into the cylinders as a substitute and the bundle was then delivered to a warehouse in Botany.
The 45-year-old man collected the cylinders and was arrested.
The person pleaded responsible final yr to importing a business amount of medication.
He was sentenced yesterday to 11 years in jail with a non-parole interval of six years.
Detective Superintendent Matthew Ciantar stated the operation is a warning to anybody trying to import unlawful medication.
"In case you are concerned within the provide or distribution of those harmful substances, regulation enforcement will discover you and the penalties are extreme," he stated.