Customs balance: Eight million counterfeit stamps, 29 tons of drugs
One focus of customs is brand piracy.…
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Mexican national learns fate for smuggling meth in ‘putrid’ rotting skin
A Mexican man arrested in Melbourne will spend more than two decades behind bars for importing meth into the country, concealed inside parcels of rotting skin.Investigators called…
Teen arrested in Indonesia with 3.9kg of cocaine in luggage could face death penalty
A Brazilian teenager could be facing the death penalty after she was allegedly found with almost 4kg of cocaine in her luggage as she arrived in Indonesia.Prosecutors allege…
Shocking $14 million find concealed in model truck
More than 30kg of heroin has been found concealed in a model truck in a shipment to Australia from Thailand.A sea cargo consignment containing the truck arrived in Port Botany, NSW…
Controversial drug injecting centre to become permanent
A Melbourne drug injecting room will become a permanent fixture after a controversial trial.The Andrews government opened the supervised injecting room in North Richmond in July…
How Australia’s biggest drug bust netted $1 billion haul of Mexican cartel cocaine
A joint US and Australian law enforcement operation busted an international drug ring after intercepting 2.4 tonnes of cocaine aboard a vessel off the coast of South America that…
Trio saved from sea while clinging to Esky now wanted by police
Australian Federal Police are looking for three men previously found clinging to a cooler box at sea after a huge haul of drugs was discovered in WA’s south.Several wrapped…
Q&A: Fentanyl Is ‘Global Problem,’ US Working With Western Hemisphere to Stop Deadly Drug
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The Biden administration says it’s working with the governments of Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador to combat a documented rise in the availability and lethality of…
MDMA and psilocybin approved by TGA for medical use in Australia
People suffering serious mental health conditions will be able to be prescribed psychedelic drugs MDMA and psilocybin within six months.The Therapeutic Good Administration made the…
Cops make unbelievable find after pulling over e-scooter rider in Perth
WA Police has seized a haul of meth after officers used a drone to tail an alleged drug runner on an e-scooter.Police got eyes in the sky after being tipped off to “suspicious…