Search and Thou Shalt Find - Bibles used for heroin smuggling
THAT is exactly what the Australian Customs did! They searched and found heroin – in Bibles. An Indian National was charged yesterday in Adelaide in Australia for importing heroin into Australia.
An international mail parcel containing 29 Bibles addressed to Renmark, South Australia, was examined by Customs and Border Protection officers at the Sydney International Mail Gateway Facility.
Eight of the Bibles were found to be hollowed out and concealing packages wrapped in carbon paper and plastic.
Further investigations revealed the packages contained approximately 900 grams of a light brown granular powder which tested positive for heroin.
The heroin has an estimated street value of 1.3 million Dollars.
An Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation then commenced in Adelaide, with officers arresting the man at Adelaide International Airport day before yesterday.
The AFP has charged the man with importing a marketable quantity of a border controlled drug, namely heroin, contrary to section 307.2(1) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 .
The maximum penalty for this offence is 25 years imprisonment and/or a USD 550,000 fine.