Australian border officers find $1M worth of crystal meth in snow globes
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Australian authorities discovered more than $1 million worth of liquid crystal meth that was transported in from Canada — via snow globes.
The 15 snow globes were targeted for inspection in Sydney, where Australian Border Force (ABF) officers X-rayed and examineded the package, and determined that liquid inside the traditional holiday decoration as "a positive result for methamphetamine."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The "sinister souvenirs," as ABF recently described them in a news release, were bubble-wrapped and placed in a box. The snow globes shown by officials appeared to showcase animals — including a llama next to a cactus, and a sloth hanging from a tree.
Investigators said that the technology used to find the crystal meth allows officers to "see further into every package than ever before."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Our officers continue to prove, time and time again, that criminals who attempt to hide these substances in new and imaginative ways are wasting their time," Danielle Yannopoulos, a regional ABF commander in New South Wales, said in a statement. "It doesn’t matter how clever you think your concealment is — we can find it.”
The agency didn't announce any arrests connected to the snow globes.