Drug smugglers took advantage of the current pandemic to conceal methamphetamine in shipments of hand sanitizer and face masks sent to Australia, according to officials.
Earlier this month, officers with the Australian Border Force found two kilograms of meth hidden in shipments of some of the most needed items during the coronavirus pandemic.
Using face masks as a decoyRead MoreThe more recent packages -- found on May 6 and May 8 -- were both shipped from Canada, according to the release. The drugs were found as officers inspected shipments at the Sydney Gateway Facility. When officers opened the boxes to check them over everything initially seemed to be in order. Inside, packages of face masks and two bottles of hand sanitizer were wrapped in bubble wrap, officials said in the release.The package being scanned showing the bottles.
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