An Australian man who was arrested for exporting drugs from Cape Town to Melbourne has been to sentenced to 16 years in prison.
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The drug dealer whose name remains unknown exported 63 kilograms of methamphetamine inside a consignment of meat smokers.
He was also charged for ‘attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug‘.
According to IOL, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) began the investigation in January 2021.
‘The Victorian Joint Organised Crime Task Force launched an investigation on January 4, 2021. AFP officers found the drugs inside the meat smokers sent from Cape Town. On January 15, 2021, police executed search warrants at properties in St Albans and Sunshine North in Melbourne.’
The drugs are estimated to be worth AUS$ 12 000 (R145 327).
Jason McArthur, AFP superintendent said they are fighting transnational organised crimes and treating this as a serious issue.
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