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Latest news Young Swiss man arrested in Melbourne with drugs in his luggage

SDA

4.1.2025 - 07:43

A young Swiss man has been arrested at Melbourne Airport with 25 kilograms of cocaine in his luggage. (symbolic image)
A young Swiss man has been arrested at Melbourne Airport with 25 kilograms of cocaine in his luggage. (symbolic image)
Keystone

Australian border guards stopped a 21-year-old Swiss man on Friday. The young man wanted to import around 25 kilograms of cocaine into Australia. The drugs were seized during a baggage check at Melbourne Airport.

Keystone-SDA

04.01.2025, 07:43

As the Australian Federal Police reported on X, the man's suitcase contained packets of a white substance hidden in 20 black plastic bags. Initial tests of the substance showed a positive result for cocaine. This was first reported by 20minuten on Saturday.

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