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Cocaine Smuggled in Skateboards Australia |
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Written by News.com.au
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Friday, 21 November 2008 |
 Cocaine was found hidden inside two skateboards
What are these? A 33-YEAR-old Victorian man faces up to 25 years in jail after cocaine was found hidden inside two skateboards at Sydney Airport. The man was stopped by Customs officers yesterday after arriving on a flight from Auckland, Customs and Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a joint statement. Customs officers became suspicious that drugs were hidden inside two skateboard decks and an X-ray revealed an image consistent with a possible drug concealment. The decks were opened, allegedly revealing three packages containing 600 grams of white powder. Preliminary tests indicated the presence of cocaine, Customs and AFP said. The powder would be forensically tested to confirm the substance and determine its purity and weight, they said.
The man was charged with attempting to import a marketable quantity of a border-controlled drug, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment and/or a $550,000 fine. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 21 November 2008 )
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Vol 7 No 2 Fall 2008 Gallery |
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Written by Concrete Wave / CalStreets
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
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Next Generation of Collectors Emerges from the 1960s-1980s skateboarding movement. |
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Written by Toy Collector Magazine: Karla Klein Albertson
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