KUALA LUMPUR: Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a Malaysian man and a Hong Kong citizen for smuggling drugs worth more than RM234 million into Australia.
In a statement uploaded on its website, the duo had smuggled more than 100 kilogramme of crystal methamphetamine using a shipping container marked “kids toys” from China.
Upon scanning the container on Feb 8, the Australia Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) found the drugs stashed under modified flooring.
“AFP and ACBPS officers conducted an undercover delivery yesterday (Wednesday) where the consignment was delivered to an address in Prestons, New South Wales.
Subsequently a 30-year-old Hong Kong citizen and a 37-year-old Malaysian were arrested in a car park in Prestons,” it said.
It added the men were expected to appear in Sydney court on Thursday for various drug charges and they face potential life prison sentences if convicted.
The authorities have yet to release the identity of the suspects.
The investigations are ongoing and the AFP has not ruled out further arrests, said the statement.
A spokesman of Malaysian embassy in Canberra when contacted said they have not received any information on the arrest of the Malaysian man.