Drug trafficker posts 1.6kg of meth disguised as popular brand of eye makeup remover
- Police have seized 1.6kg of meth hidden in bottles of makeup remover
- The package was intercepted by border force officials in Western Australia
- A 41-year-old man was arrested on the NSW Central Coast on trafficking charges
An enterprising drug trafficker allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into the country hidden in bottles of makeup remover.
Australian Border Force officials seized 1.6kgs of liquid methylamphetmine after intercepting a package in Western Australia.
A 41-year-old man has been arrested on the New South Wales Central Coast on trafficking charges
An enterprising drug trafficker tried to smuggle drugs into the country hidden in bottles of makeup remover
Police arrested the man at a unit on Albany Street, Point Frederick, south of Gosford at about 9.30am on Thursday.
Australian Border Force officials seized 1.6kgs of liquid methylamphetmine after intercepting a package in Western Australia
After searching his home they allegedly found several mobile phones, laptops and a number of unidentified clear liquids in bottles.
The drugs had been concealed in bottles resembling a popular brand of micellar cleansing water, an eye makeup remover.
He was taken to Woy Woy Police Station and charged with importing and supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug,
The man was refused bail after an appearance at Newcastle Local Court on Thursday.
He will face Gosford Local Court on Friday 8 August.
Border Force officials launched Strike Force Bocci last month to investigate the illegal importing of the liquid methylamphetamine.
Investigations are ongoing.
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