Crooks chasing big profits are trying to smuggle drugs into the NT by car, by mail, by boat and also by plane.
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Police claim to have busted a 57-year-old woman with drugs strapped to her body at Darwin Airport yesterday.
The woman had just arrived on a flight from Melbourne, police say.
Officers from the Drug and Organised Crime Division made the alleged find.
After being grabbed on arrival she was subjected to a search, police said.
"The search located three Cryovac packages strapped to her body. The packages contained an estimated 12 ounces of methamphetamine," police said.
The woman was charged with:
- Possession of Schedule One Dangerous Drug – Commercial Quantity.
- Supply Of Schedule One Dangerous Drug – Commercial Quantity
She is due to appear in Darwin Local Court.
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Chris McLennan
ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.
ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.
