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Australian jailed for 9 years over cocaine smuggled in printers

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An Australian man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a cocaine smuggling operation that used printers to conceal the drugs. Border force officers intercepted five printers in 2017, discovering approximately 50 pounds of cocaine hidden within their paper trays. This sentencing is the latest in a series of convictions related to the 2017 bust, with other syndicate members receiving sentences of up to ten years. AI

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Australian jailed for 9 years over cocaine smuggled in printers

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Australian who smuggled 50 pounds of cocaine inside printers get nine years behind bars — five devices intercepted by border forces had compressed powder stuffed in the paper trays

    A member of a crime syndicate that tried to smuggle cocaine hidden inside printers has been sentenced to nine years behind bars.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Australian who smuggled 50 pounds of cocaine inside printers get nine years behind bars — five devices intercepted by border forces had compressed powder stuffe

    Australian who smuggled 50 pounds of cocaine inside printers get nine years behind bars — five devices intercepted by border forces had compressed powder stuffed in the paper trays A member of a crime syndicate that tried to smuggle cocaine hidden inside printers has been sentenc…

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