Two charged after massive meth haul ‘found hidden in car part’ in Sydney
Two men allegedly smuggled 13kg of methamphetamine from Germany into Australia hidden in a vehicle transmission.
Border Force officers examined the car part imported inside a shipping container on its arrival to Sydney on July 27.
Two men allegedly smuggled 13kg of methamphetamine from Germany hidden in a vehicle transmission. AFP
Inside they allegedly found five plastic bags containing white powder, which was found to be methamphetamine.
AFP investigators switched the drugs with a harmless substance and delivered the part to its destination, an industrial site in Girraween, in Sydney’s west, on Thursday.
They say a 41-year-old Oatlands man and an 18-year-old from Fairfield Heights collected it.
They say younger man used false details to accept delivery and took the vehicle transmission to a street in Greystanes, where it was to be given to the older man.
The 41-year-old was arrested there, and the teenager was also arrested after trying to run.
Both men were charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of methamphetamine. AFP
Both men were charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of methamphetamine.
The 41-year-old man was also charged with importing a commercial quantity of methamphetamine.
The offences carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The men appeared before the NSW Bail Division Court on Friday and will return to court at a later date.
AFP Detective Superintendent Morgen Blunden said criminal syndicates continued to use elaborate concealment methods when attempting to evade border controls.
“Criminal groups are motivated by profit, but show little regard for the devastation illicit drugs can cause in Australian communities,” Det Supt Blunden said.
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“Criminals who seek to profit from the importation of illicit drugs should expect that law enforcement will use every available tool to identify, investigate and prosecute those responsible.
“Methamphetamine causes significant harm to Australian communities, and the AFP remains committed to disrupting criminal networks that seek to import and distribute these dangerous substances.”
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