A Sydney man will spend at least eight years behind bars after he was caught importing about 552 kilograms of cocaine hidden in banana pulp. 9News
man will spend at least eight years behind bars after he was caught importing about 552 kilograms of cocaine hidden in banana pulp.
The drug smuggler, from North Sydney, was involved in a large-scale operation to bring the cocaine, worth $248 million, into Sydney from Brazil. The man was sentenced to 13 years and seven months' jail, with a non-parole period of eight years and two months in the Sydney District Court on 9 December 2022.A sample of the seized banana pulp, which contained cocaine hidden inside, is shown on a set of scales.Acting on a tip-off from US authorities, the Australian Border Force intercepted a shipment from Brazil containing 2,000 boxes of fruit pulp.
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