CANBERRA, ACT, May 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the AFP and ABF
A Victorian man, 47, has been sentenced to nine years' jail over his role in a plot to import 22.4kg of cocaine into Australia.
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted a consignment of five printers in Melbourne on 30 April, 2017, locating 10 packages of compressed white powder concealed within their paper trays.
Presumptive testing indicated the substance was cocaine, with the total seizure weighing 22.4kg. The drugs were removed and substituted with another material. The consignment was transported via a controlled delivery to a factory in Airport West, Victoria.
On 10 May, 2017, po...