Three charged over 120kg cocaine smuggled in furniture from Greece
Three people face charges for bringing in 120 kilograms of cocaine hidden in furniture from Greece.
Australian Border Force officers found problems in a shipment from Greece on October 9. X-ray scans showed 120 packages of cocaine in two cabinets labeled as household furniture.
The Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce arranged a controlled delivery to an Essendon storage facility. A 49-year-old woman from Pascoe Vale allegedly arranged the collection.
A 31-year-old man from Rockbank drove the shipment to Keilor. A 40-year-old man from Cairnlea was arrested during the operation.
All three face charges of importing a border-controlled drug. The maximum sentence is life in prison.
- 120 kilograms
- Cocaine seized
- October 9
- Detection date
- Greece
- Shipment origin
- Life imprisonment
- Maximum sentence
Why it mattersThe seizure stops major harm and blocks criminal profits. These profits fund organised crime networks in Victoria.
Corroborated bythenightly.com.au
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