New Zealand women allegedly smuggled 38kg of meth under towels
The Straits Times
The pair were stopped for a baggage inspection coming into Sydney on a flight from Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sydney - Some drug traffickers use intricate contraptions to hide their contraband, but two New Zealand women allegedly opted for something a bit simpler – hiding 38kg of meth under just a small layer of towels.
The pair were stopped for a baggage inspection coming into Sydney on a flight from Singapore in December, Australia’s Border Force and Federal Police said this week.
“Upon inspecting the women’s luggage, ABF officers allegedly located dozens of vacuum sealed bags of a crystallised substance, concealed underneath a small layer of towels,” police said.
Testing revealed the substance was methamphetamine, they added.
A spokesman for Australia’s Federal Police told AFP the drugs had an estimated street value of A$35.2 million (S$31.6 million).
Images shared by the twin police agencies showed the methamphetamine packed tightly into a suitcase under a pink towel.
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