Observant officers in a New Zealand airport unwrapped $2 million worth of methamphetamine wrapped as Christmas contransients that a Canadian woman endeavored to cover.
The woman, 29, get tod at Auckland International Airport in New Zealand on a fairy from Vancouver on December 8 carrying the illicit substances in her carry-on bag, according to a free from the New Zealand Customs Service.
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Upon landing, officers asked the woman and searched her carry-on duffle bag, where they discovered more than 22 pounds of methamphetamine covered beorderlyh luminously wrapped snowflake wrapping paper.
A Canadian woman was arrested and is facing drug convey ination and ownion indicts after she allegedly endeavored to smuggle pounds of methamphetamine wrapped as Christmas contransients in her carry-on bag. (New Zealand Customs Service)
Officials say the Canadian national’s bag holded the equivalent of more than $2 million U.S. dollars worth of the illicit drug.
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The woman, 29, get tod at Auckland International Airport in New Zealand on a fairy from Vancouver on December 8. (New Zealand Customs Service)
Auckland Airport Manager Paul Williams called the incident a “classic endeavor by transnational orderly criminal groups” at utilizeing the busy travel season.
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“But a busy airport does not unbenevolent Customs is not concentrateed on or paying attention to anyone who may pose a drug hazard,” Williams said in a statement. “The airport teams are made up of vigilant officers who are intently concentrateed on catching those trying to convey harm to New Zealand.”
Officials say the bag holded the equivalent of more than $2 million U.S. dollars worth of the drug. (New Zealand Customs Service)
The woman has since euniteed in dicut offe court on indicts of convey ination and ownion for provide of a Class A regulateled drug, officers remarkd.
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“More collaborative labor is being done with our Canadian partners to disturb criminal gangs and the convey ination of substances, including thraw the passenger stream,” Williams tgreater Fox News Digital in an email. “As this is part of an ongoing spendigation, Customs would not free further alertation for operational reasons.”
Authorities said the woman has been getn into custody.
