WA: British man appears in court on drug smuggling charges

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-2006
WA: British man appears in court on drug smuggling charges

A British man has appeared in a Perth court today .. accused of trying to smuggle heroin
inside his stomach.

The 24-year-old has faced Perth Magistrates Court charged with attempting to import
an illegal drug into Australia.

Authorities discovered the man had been concealing 100 pellets containing heroin after
being stopped for a baggage check when he arrived at Perth airport on a flight from Dubai
on Sunday morning.

He's been remanded in custody and will reappear in the same court on January 25.

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KEYWORD: SMUGGLE (PERTH)

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