Man charged with smuggling cocaine to Australia in Kinder Egg capsules
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He was transported to hospital for a CT scan, which revealed six yellow plastic capsules packed with the class A drug that he had lodged internally, police said. In a joint statement, Border Force and Australian federal police said the man was charged with one count of importing a marketable quantity of a border-controlled drug. “There is the real risk that something could go wrong, resulting in a potentially fatal drug overdose or permanent damage to internal organs.” In a warning to other potential drug smugglers, Border Force said it was “not worth risking your health by attempting to internally transport drugs into our country as ABF officers are highly trained in detection and will ensure that you are stopped at the border”.
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