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Record $104 Mln Heroin Shipment Seized in Australia

16 Oct 2021 09:28

Islam Times - Australian police said on Saturday they seized the largest heroin shipment, 450kg, ever detected in the country, worth an estimated A$140 million ($104 million), according to Reuters.

The Australian police also arrested a Malaysian national over the importation of the illicit drug.

A Malaysian national has been charged after the drugs were found secreted inside a container of tiles. Authorities found 1,290 packages containing heroin within the shipment, the Guardian reported. 

The Malaysian national will face a possible penalty of life imprisonment.

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