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ABC News
4 days ago
- Health
- ABC News
Man faces court accused of sending meth in meat esky to Christmas Island
A West Australian man has faced Perth Magistrate's Court over allegedly hiding meth in an esky with beef mince in a bid to smuggle the drugs to Christmas Island. On November 15 last year Australian Border Force officers at Christmas Island Airport examined a large esky full of meat products which arrived from Perth by air freight. Border Force alleged its officers found a sealed plastic bag inside a bag of mince which contained 28 grams of methamphetamine. Two Christmas Island men were charged by Australian Federal Police (AFP) in February for attempting to traffic the drugs. The AFP alleged the 24-year-old and 30-year-old paid a WA man to purchase and send them the methamphetamine. The charges sparked an AFP search for a 50-year-old Cannington man at Perth Airport, and a search of his home, last month. Officers seized clothing, a mobile phone and other items, with the man charged with drug trafficking. The maximum penalty for all charges is 10 years' imprisonment. In a statement, Inspector David Reis said the AFP was committed to disrupting drug trafficking to and from Australia. "Methamphetamine is a devastating drug that causes immeasurable harm to users and their families, especially in smaller communities," he said. "The criminals who push these substances are driven by greed and profit and have zero regard for the lives they ruin." The 50-year-old Cannington man will next face Perth Magistrate's Court in September.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Health
- News.com.au
Esky of meth allegedly found at Christmas Island Airport, Perth man arrested
Police have uncovered an Esky allegedly packed with methamphetamine sent from Perth to Christmas Island. The discovery was made in November, and two Christmas Island men faced court earlier this year. On Friday, a Perth man was scheduled to front the Perth Magistrates Court. The 28g of meth were allegedly concealed in a bag of mince inside a large Esky. 'Methamphetamine is a devastating drug that causes immeasurable harm to users and their families, especially in smaller communities,' Australian Federal Police Inspector Dave Reis said. 'The criminals who push these substances are driven by greed and profit and have zero regard for the lives they ruin.' Police alleged the two Christmas Island men paid the Perth man to buy and send the drugs. The parcel was flagged at Christmas Island airport in November. A man aged 24 and another aged 30 were arrested in February. They have been charged with attempting to traffic drugs, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. In May, police stopped and searched a 50-year-old Perth man at Perth airport as he returned from regional Western Australia. Officers searched his home in the suburb of Cannington as well, and a phone and clothing were seized. He is charged with trafficking a controlled drug, a crime that also carries a 10-year maximum sentence. Australian Border Force Superintendent Shaun Senior said officers would hunt down any drug shipments. 'Regardless of the size of the facility or how the packages are concealed, we remain highly vigilant to those who attempt to circumvent our border controls, and our officers are ready to swiftly intercept and seize any illicit substances,' Superintendent Senior said. As an external territory of Australia, the laws of Christmas Island are officially decided in Canberra, and the island follows almost all Australian laws (with exceptions for laws such as the Corporations Act).
