Man charged over $66m WA meth haul

A Chinese national has been charged over a seizure of more than 26kg of crystal methamphetamine worth up to $66 million at a central Perth hotel.

The West Australian Joint Taskforce found 14 vacuum-sealed bags of methamphetamine, scales and a small amount of cash when they searched the hotel in Perth's CBD on Tuesday afternoon.

A 22-year-old man, understood to be part of an organised Asian crime syndicate, was arrested at the scene and charged with possessing a prohibited drug with intent to sell or supply.