Australian Immigration Daily News

Eight people have been charged and 61kg of illicit substances seized after a joint agency investigation targeting the importation of border‐controlled drugs by airline passengers and air freight cargo.

On 25 November 2018, a 37‐year‐old American woman was charged after allegedly attempting to import 13 kilograms of methylamphetamine into Sydney Airport, concealed in boxes of children’s toys.

She was targeted for a baggage examination by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers after arriving on a flight from San Francisco and charged by Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers.

In December 2018, a joint operation was formed between the Australian Border Force (ABF), New South Wales Police Force Drug & Firearms Squad, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations, to investigate the alleged importation of border‐controlled drugs via air couriers originating in the US.

Source: Eight-charged-after-joint-operation-targets-international-drug-trafficking.pdf