CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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The AFP has charged a Hunter Valley man for his role in the alleged attempted importation of 21kg of methamphetamine from Spain last month.
The man, 37, allegedly had links to an organised crime group and appeared in Singleton Local Court today (7 February, 2025) charged with attempting to import commercial quantities of border-controlled drugs. He was remanded in custody to reappear before court on 9 April, 2025.
AFP officers started an investigation on 15 January, 2025, after a referral from the Australian Border Force (ABF), where officers observed an anomaly within a consignment which arrived via sea ca...