国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Australian authorities smash Sydney Airport drug smuggling ring

Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-23 12:48:44|Editor: Yang Yi
Video PlayerClose

SYDNEY, May 23 (Xinhua) -- An extensive drug smuggling ring operating out of Sydney Airport has been dismantled, Australian authorities said on Thursday, resulting in the seizure of a combined 55 kg of suspected cocaine and 5.5 million U.S. dollars in cash.

Three men including a baggage handler at the airport have been arrested following a months-long investigation by the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force (ABF), the New South Wales (NSW) Police Force, and the Department of Home Affairs.

"These men used their intimate knowledge of the aviation environment to conduct this smuggling operation, but still weren't able to avoid our detection," ABF acting regional commander NSW Garry Low said

"I'm proud of our investigators and intelligence team, who have all worked particularly hard in this joint operation to achieve this result and counter this major criminal activity."

The trio was allegedly using their access to aircraft to smuggle cocaine through the baggage holds of commercial flights arriving from South Africa.

In April, police arrested a 42-year-old man in the vicinity of Sydney Airport, with a search of his vehicle revealing a duffel bag containing 27 kg of what is suspected to be cocaine.

Another man, aged 50, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and was found to be in possession of a bag containing 28 kg of what is believed to be cocaine.

A 47-year-old man was also arrested outside his home on Wednesday, for his alleged involvement in the operation.

Police executed a total of six search warrants on properties across Sydney's outer suburbs, one of which led to the discovery of 5.5 million U.S. dollars in cash.

The two men arrested on Wednesday were each charged with six counts of importing a commercial quantity of border controlled drugs and if convicted could face up to life in prison.

"The arrest of these men should act as a warning to anyone considering abusing a privileged position at an Australian airport: just because you hold that position it does not mean the ABF isn't alert to your activities," Low said.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001380827271
主站蜘蛛池模板: 新丰县| 大渡口区| 临猗县| 横峰县| 原阳县| 白山市| 庆安县| 汝阳县| 建瓯市| 辽中县| 广平县| 琼中| 大城县| 瓦房店市| 治多县| 遵义县| 邢台市| 鹰潭市| 廊坊市| 宜兰县| 黎平县| 孟连| 天柱县| 张北县| 叶城县| 阿拉善左旗| 安远县| 彭泽县| 新建县| 买车| 安吉县| 南丹县| 崇礼县| 沽源县| 巨鹿县| 定陶县| 廉江市| 乌兰浩特市| 武陟县| 土默特右旗| 林州市|