There certainly seems there is something in the water with this one!

A 27-year-old Malaysian national has been remanded in custody overnight, charged over the alleged importation of six kilograms of methamphetamines into Melbourne.

The man had been attempting to smuggle in these illegal drugs in water filter cartridges.

Following an x-ray of the goods, Australian Border Force officers identified several anomalies, which after examination were found to contain approximately six kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in water filter cartridges.

As far as attempts go, it’s not a bad one – he used an interesting concealment method and shipped the drugs into Australia through Canada, which isn’t usually a source country for illegal drugs – but the fact remains that this crook is still a bit stupid.

Our law enforcement agencies, like Border Force and the Federal Police, have sophisticated technology to stop this stuff getting through.

AFP Commander Hunter absolutely nails it when he says drug smugglers and peddlers, like this man, “prey on our community for personal gain, causing drug–related crime along with the harmful health and social costs that inevitably follow.”

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about what is so concerning about this story.

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