CANBERRA, ACT, June 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force

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A West Australian man who was allegedly paid to hide methamphetamine in an Esky full of meat and send it to associates on Christmas Island is scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today (6 June, 2025).

An investigation began when Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Christmas Island Airport examined a large Esky full of meat products that arrived from Perth via air freight on 15 November, 2024.

Officers found a sealed plastic bag containing a crystallised substance concealed inside a bag of mince. Initia...