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Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS]
#8513541 - 06/11/08 11:28 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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CUSTOMS officers and federal police have found more than 300kg of drugs smuggled into Port Melbourne in foot spas and massage chairs.
The haul was stashed in shipping cargo that arrived from Canada on June 5.
Customs conducted an x-ray analysis and found 124kg of cocaine along with quantities of the drugs ice and ecstasy. The total street value of the drugs is thought to be around $78m.
AFP agents monitored the delivery to a Braybrook address, where four men were arrested this morning.
They are expected to face Melbourne Magistrates Court later today on a series of drug charges.
A 41-year-old Canadian man and a 26-year-old St Albans man will be charged with importing commercial quantities of cocaine, methylamphetamine (ice) and MDMA (ecstasy).
A 46-year-old Werribee man will be charged with attempting to possess commercial quantities of cocaine, methylamphetamine and MDMA, while a 26-year-old Kings Park man will be charged with possessing commercial quantities of cocaine, methylamphetamine (ice) and MDMA (ecstasy).
Other properties in North Fitzroy, Footscray, Braybrook and Melbourne were also raided overnight as part of the investigation.
Customs national manager Graham Krisohos said Customs worked closely with its international network to detect major drug shipments.
“Syndicates will use just about any method of concealment to try and smuggle drugs into Australia,” Mr Krisohos said.
“What this seizure demonstrates is we have the intelligence and the technology to find these shipments, no matter how sophisticated the manner of import.”
The AFP's Tim Morris said the federal police worked closely with its law enforcement partners to combat the importation of illegal narcotics.
“The range of illegal commodities within this consignment highlights the organised nature of international drug smuggling,” Assistant Commissioner Morris said.
“This is a significant seizure, saving the community more than $90 million in associated health and social costs.”



I've noticed alot of the big seizures coming in from Canada, must be some sort of international distribution hub.
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Re: Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS] [Re: DepthToTheCore]
#8513733 - 06/12/08 12:14 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've noticed alot of the big seizures coming in from Canada, must be some sort of international distribution hub.
yeah a dude i talk to in Canada was telling me the price of pills over there 1-2-3 dollars, iv been told from people over hear there 20 + a pill big price jump
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Re: Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS] [Re: Hightimes]
#8513748 - 06/12/08 12:17 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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guess i wont be getting my massage chairs for "happy ending"...sucks...
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JeeBuzz


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Re: Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS] [Re: rugergirl79]
#8513757 - 06/12/08 12:21 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Down here everything is at an inflated price.
Quite annoying, but what can ya do? Not like its a regulated industry.
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#8513904 - 06/12/08 01:57 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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wisp

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Re: Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS] [Re: JRichter420]
#8514110 - 06/12/08 05:05 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well that was stupid, what did they expect? It was a damned big risk and they blew it. All that MDMA wasted...
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Irishdrunk
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Re: Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS] [Re: wisp]
#8514252 - 06/12/08 06:44 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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damn they fucked me over again.....hmmm..........next time robotic mexicans made of drugs.
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Re: Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS] [Re: Irishdrunk]
#8516941 - 06/12/08 07:46 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Irishdrunk said: next time robotic mexicans made of drugs.
HAHAHA robot mexicans? .... made of drugs? HAHAHAHAHA i want to take what your taking.
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DepthToTheCore
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Re: Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS] [Re: wisp]
#8517107 - 06/12/08 08:22 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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tripsis said: Well that was stupid, what did they expect? It was a damned big risk and they blew it. All that MDMA wasted...
Well they have to try it somehow, how would you recommend they do it? Drug smuggling is a risky business, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Seems unlucky to me, just chance that Customs decided to scan that particular container.
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Re: Drugs worth $78m found in foot spas in Port Melbourne [AUS] [Re: DepthToTheCore]
#8517743 - 06/12/08 11:14 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Just makes me ponder what it'd be like to push that much.. ambition is a perspective thing I suppose..
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