Man charged after 20 kg of heroin found in luggage at Sydney Airport
SYDNEY: Australian police have charged a man over an alleged attempt to smuggle 20 kg of heroin into the country from Thailand.
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Wednesday that the 26-year-old man from the state of New South Wales was selected for a baggage examination on arrival at Sydney Airport on a flight from Bangkok on January 24.
During the examination, ABF officers located 34 vacuum-sealed bags containing a combined 20 kg of heroin.
According to authorities, the heroin had an estimated value of 10 million Australian dollars ($7 million) and could have supplied 100,000 street deals.
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