Hong Kong customs have seized 45 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a thermoforming machine. The shipment was headed to Melbourne when the AFP in Mexico uncovered the plot. MORE DETAILS: 9News
uncovered plans for the shipment of the dangerous street drug to be sent to an address in Melbourne earlier this month.
The shipment was intercepted in Hong Kong by customs officers who found the drugs hidden inside a thermoforming machine, which molds plastics.AFP Detective Superintendent Patrick Gordon said criminals were using Hong Kong as a conduit to filter drugs into Australia from Central America. "Hong Kong is a popular transit point for shipments coming from Central America as we have seen in the past, including a record 1.8 tonne liquid meth seizure also destined for Australia," Gordon said.The seizure showed the importance of the AFP's international partnerships in keeping Australians safe at home, he said."Unfortunately, these international criminal syndicates care only about lining their pockets, not the irreversible harm they cause.
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