About 50 kg of methamphetamine were found within two unspoken bags.
Photo: Customs Provided / NZ
Fifty kilos of methamphetamine and two pounds of cocaine were seized at Auckland International Airport by Customs.
Methamphetamine was found by personalized officials over the weekend in two unaccompanied bags on a São Francisco flight.
It is estimated that methamphetamine and cocaine have a combined value of up to $ 19.7 million.
This would have caused about $ 54 million in possible damage and costs for the country.
Cocaine was found hidden in the coating of a 24 -year -old passenger bag that traveled from Santiago in Chile.
He was accused of importation and possession by providing a class A controlled medicine.
Methamphetamine was found in unsuccessful bags.
Photo: Customs Provided / NZ
Customs now seized about 78 kg of drugs in less than a week.
Auckland Airport’s interim manager, Auckland, said Customs will continue to work throughout the sector to ensure the supply chain and quickly act to eliminate drugs entering the country.
“This demonstrates the need for constant surveillance, information sharing and networks throughout the aviation sector.
“It’s a combined effort to keep illicit drugs outside New Zealand communities and prevent criminals from cultivating user demand,” Wells said.
An x-ray image of cocaine with cocaine hidden inside the coating.
Photo: Customs Provided / NZ
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