Sunday 17 February 2008

smuggling almost 900 grams of heroin in internally concealed packages

Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested a woman for allegedly smuggling almost 900 grams of heroin in internally concealed packages.Australian Federal Police said the 39-year-old Australian woman was stopped by customs officers on a flight from Thailand to Sydney on Thursday. She produced two internally concealed packages containing white powder, believed to be heroin, police said.The woman was taken to hospital, where a medical examination recovered 165 heroin packages totalling about 880 grams.She has been charged with importing a border-controlled drug and is due to appear at Sydney Magistrates Court today.

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