How fluid oozing from suitcase alerted police to hidden find
The
Australian
-Afghan international was stopped by Australian Border Force officers when arriving at
Adelaide
Airport from overseas yesterday.
Following a search, the officers allegedly identified a black fluid oozing from the handle of the man's suitcase, where a presumptive test returned a positive result for heroin.
Australian Border Force found the substance after a black fluid oozed from the handle of the man's suitcase. (Supplied)
Subsequently, 500g of the substance was removed from the man's suitcase.
The Australian Federal Police charged the man with one count of importing a marketable quantity of a border controlled substance.
The maximum penalty for this offence is 25 years' imprisonment.
He appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court today and is expected to reappear in court on September 23.
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