CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

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

Editor's note:Images of the cocaineare available via Hightail

A New Zealand national is expected to appear before Downing Centre Local Court today (3 February, 2025) charged with allegedly importing 20kg of cocaine into Australia concealed in his luggage.

Australian Border Force (ABF) officers allegedly detected the illicit drugs on Saturday (1 February, 2025) after selecting the man, 21, for a baggage examination when he arrived at Sydney Airport on a flight from the United States.

They allegedly found 22 vacuum sealed packages of a white substance hidden...