CANBERRA, ACT, March 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Editor's note: Images of the cannabis are available via Hightail.
A South Australian man has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the District Court of South Australia after being convicted for trying to smuggle 25kg of cannabis hidden in his luggage on a flight to New South Wales.
The man, 56, was jailed yesterday (25 March, 2026) and will serve a non-parole period of one year, after which he will serve the remaining one year and eight months under a recognisance release order.
An AFP investigation began on 7 August, 2024, after airport staff reported suspicions about the contents of a suitcase checked in by a passenger for a domestic fli...