A man has been sentenced after importing 7kg of methamphetamine into Western Australia, which police say was “impregnated” in a pair of leggings.
Border Force officers intercepted a package from an air cargo container on October 26, 2021, which was headed to Scarborough in Western Australia from Pakistan.
Inside was a pair of leggings, which had been soaked in liquid methamphetamine.
Australian Federal Police said the leggings had been “impregnated” with 6.8kg of pure methamphetamine, which was later extracted and forensically tested.
The drugs hold a street value of $6 million.
AFP officers switched out the drug-soaked leggings with other clothes and made sure the package was delivered to the intended address in Scarborough.
A man, aged 25, was waiting outside the property and picked up the package, telling the courier he was collecting it for a friend.
He then put the package in his car and sent a picture of it to his mate, before driving home to Mundaring.
Once home, he put the package in his bedroom and covered it with blankets.
His mate, to whom he sent the photo, later arrived at the home.
Shortly later, AFP officers struck and executed a search warrant of the home, arresting both men.
Officers had been tracking the movements of the package and the 25-year-old man the entire time.
Officers found the package with the leggings, $12,000 in cash and phones which contained texts about the package.
The 25-year-old was charged with possessing an illegally imported drug and dealing with the proceeds of a crime.
He was sentenced to five years and two months jail.
The friend of the 25-year-old, now 27, was sentenced in December 2023 to five years jail.
