SYDNEY – Australian police arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 645 kilograms (1,422 pounds) of ecstasy hidden inside hundreds of aluminum barbecues, the culmination of a six-month investigation spanning three countries.
The Australian Border Force on Tuesday said it had charged a 30-year-old man from Queensland and a 33-year-old Canadian national over their involvement in the criminal enterprise. The haul of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, was the biggest shipment by weight seized in Australia this year.
The Canadian and Australian suspects were arrested on Monday, while around A$300,000 ($204,000) in cash and 3.5 kg of cocaine were also seized.(Reuters)
