US teenager charged after allegedly attempting to import 26 kg of methamphetamine to Australia
Jun 02, 2024
Sydney [Australia], June 2: The Australian Border Force (ABF) announced on Sunday that an 18-year-old U.S. traveller was charged after allegedly attempting to import more than 25 kg of methamphetamine in his luggage earlier this week.
The man was stopped by ABF officers on Wednesday after arriving at Sydney Airport on board a flight from the United States, and his two suitcases were being inspected.
The officers located more than 20 packages wrapped in plastic wrap, with initial testing providing a presumptive positive for methamphetamine. In total, 26 kg methamphetamine was seized, which has an estimated potential street value of more than 24 million Australian dollars (about 15.99 million U.S. dollars).
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers were notified and attended the airport to conduct further inquiries. And the U.S. teenager was subsequently arrested and charged with one count of import of a border controlled drug. He was refused bail at Sydney's Downing Center Local Court on Thursday.
This amount of methamphetamine could have been broken down to an estimated 260,000 individual street deals, according to AFP Detective Superintendent Peter Fogarty.
ABF Travel East Commander Rose Cracknell said this was a significant detection of methamphetamine, one that will stop potential harm to tens of thousands of families.
Source: Xinhua
