Two men charged over alleged plot to smuggle 2kgs of meth into Perth
Two men have been charged over an alleged plot to smuggle two kilograms of meth into Perth.
Police believed a 76-year-old man, who had landed at Perth Airport on a flight from Melbourne on Tuesday, was carrying drugs on him after receiving intelligence about an alleged drug smuggler.
Officers searched the man and then watched him collect a bag and leave the airport.
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Two men have been charged over an alleged plot to smuggle two kilograms of meth into Perth. Photo by Matt Jelonek / Getty Images
Western Australia police allege the bag he collected contained more than two kilos of methylamphetamine.
Officers then followed the man, as he got into a car with another man, aged 55, and drove to a home in Dayton.
They conducted a traffic stop and allegedly located methylamphetamine.
A search of the home uncovered $50,000 in cash, which they allege is money made from drug offences.
The 76-year-old man and a 55-year-old were arrested and charged.
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Western Australia police allege the bag he collected contained more than two kilos of methylamphetamine. Getty
The 76-year-old has been charged with possessing a trafficable amount of methylamphetamine with intent to sell or supply.
He will appear in Perth Magistrates Court on November 7.
The 55-year-old man was charged with possessing a trafficable amount of methylamphetamine with intent to sell or supply, receive or deal with proceeds of a crime and supplying a prohibited drug.
He will appear in Perth Magistrates Court on December 5.
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