Bangladeshi man who transited through Nadi found with meth in Sydney Airport

Bangladeshi man who transited through Nadi found with meth in Sydney Airport

By Alipate Narawa
Wednesday 02/11/2022
[Image: Australian Federal Police]

A 24-year-old Bangladeshi man has been charged with drug trafficking and possession offences, after the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force allegedly found liquid methamphetamine concealed in 17 body oil bottles.

The man arrived at Sydney International Airport on Friday, 28 October 2022 from Nadi, Fiji.

During a routine customs check, ABF officers located 17 1L bottles of body oil in the man’s suitcase.

The bottles were subjected to a narcotics test which resulted positive in methamphetamine.

AFP officers arrested the man and he was charged with importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug – methamphetamine, contrary to section 307.1 of the Criminal Code 1995; and Possessing a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border controlled drug – methamphetamine, contrary to section 307.5 of the Criminal Code 1995.

The maximum penalty for these offences is life imprisonment.

Australian Police estimate the methamphetamine to be more than 750g in total weight, with a street value of about AUD$500,000.

AFP Sydney Airport Police Commander, Detective Superintendent Morgen Blunden says criminals importing drugs are impacting the lives of those affected by illicit drugs in the community.

Blunden says they will not let any drug traffickers have an easy payday at the expense of the communities.

Bulnden says The Australian Federal Police is committed to working with Australian Border Force and partner agencies to detect and prosecute these offenders importing illicit drugs into Australia.

Australian Border Force Commander of Trade and Travel Operations East, Susan Drennan says ABF officers are highly skilled and trained.

Drennan says they are always on alert to detect and stop the importation of illicit substances coming into Australia to protect the community from harm.

She says no matter how these drug traffickers attempt to conceal and move their drugs, we will find them and they will ultimately pay the price for their actions.

[Source: AFP.gov.au]

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