CANBERRA, ACT, May 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
A Nigerian national has been sentenced to six years imprisonment, with a non-parole period of three years and six months, after attempting to import almost 9kg of heroin concealed inside paint roller brushes.
The man, 28, had previously pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to possess commercial quantities of unlawfully imported border-controlled drugs, namely heroin, contrary to section 307.5 by virtue of subsection 11.1 of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth).
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