Tag: Drug smuggling

Colombian national living in Surfers Paradise arrested by Federal Police after methamphetamine was found hidden in boxes from Mexico.

Arrest after law enforcement agencies found nearly 350kg of heroin hidden in a consignment of machinery from Malaysia.

Two Adelaide men who tried to import 18 kilograms of meth worth $7-million into Australia by hiding it in 4WD winches go to prison.

Two crew members of yacht sailing from the Pacific to NSW sentenced to between seven and 16 years for drug trafficking.

Sixty-three kilograms of methamphetamine found hidden in wooden pallets containing mop buckets from Malaysia.

Police warn Iranian expats, in particular, that they are being targeted to become unsuspecting couriers for overseas crime syndicates.

Qld woman gets four years in jail for helping her son abscond shortly before he was due to stand trial on major drugs charges.

Methamphetamine with a street value of $187-million was hidden in various consignments of goods, including kitchen bench tops and chandeliers.

Large consignment of meth sent from Iran was concealed beneath fake grass, which was part of the tunnel set-up.

Police say only a well-resourced organised crime syndicate would have been able to attempt a smuggling operation on this scale.

If you use your essential worker status to smuggle drugs across borders we will arrest you, police say.