US EditionTwo men arrested at Sydney Airport with $750,000 worth of cocaine: police allege
- On Thursday, two men—a 28-year-old British man and a 26-year-old man from the Netherlands—were arrested at Sydney Airport after arriving on an international flight and charged with importing a marketable quantity of a border-controlled drug; they will appear in the NSW Bail Division Court on Monday.
- Australian Border Force officers targeted the men for questioning after arrival, and investigators became suspicious they were internally concealing drugs, leading to hospital treatment under police guard over the weekend.
- Police say over two days each man allegedly expelled 106 pellets, totalling 212 pellets weighing about 2.3kg.
- AFP and ABF officials stressed the serious health and legal consequences, warning the offence carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and internal secretion risks overdose and organ damage.
- The Australian Federal Police said the seizure represented about 2.3kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of $757,000 and about 11,650 street deals, as part of recent border disruptions that led to over 100kg seized.
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Two men charged after allegedly attempting to import $750,000 of cocaine
Two men could face life imprisonment after allegedly swallowing over 200 pellets of cocaine in an attempt to smuggle them into Australia.The men, a 26-year-old from the UK and a 28-year-old from the Netherlands, were initially arrested at Sydney Airport last Thursday.After border patrol officers suspected both men were internally concealing drugs, they were taken to hospital for treatment under police guard over the weekend.READ MORE: Hundreds …
Sydney Morning Herald
Two men arrested at Sydney Airport with $750,000 worth of cocaine: police allege
Officers swooped on two men from Europe when they landed in Sydney. They had allegedly swallowed more than 200 small packets of cocaine.
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