CANBERRA, ACT, May 4 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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Three men are expected to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on 24 June, 2026, charged with allegedly attempting to import a commercial quantity of heroin into Australia.
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers selected two men - one aged 35, the second aged 36 - for baggage examinations after they arrived at Sydney Airport on a flight from Thailand on 23 April, 2026.
Inside each man's carry-on bag, officers allegedly located a large plastic bag hidden in the inner lining that contained an off-white powder which returned a positive indication to heroin. The substance in each bag had an estimated total...