Further inquiries revealed the man had received a number of electronic devices stolen from the airport facility which he then sold, gifted, or kept for personal use.
The investigation began after 24 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized in Australia by Australian Border Force officials, who handed the shipment over to the AFP.
ABF Travel East Commander Rose Cracknell said the volume seized at the border today has stopped hundreds of thousands of individual street deals flooding Sydney’s streets.
The upgrades and equipment will assist with the safe and secure delivery of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which will be hosted in Samoa in October, 2024.
The man pleaded guilty on 5 April 2024 to one count of knowingly providing false or misleading information, a violation of section 137.1(1) of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth).
The incident has left the Indian-origin family feeling unsafe in their own home, particularly with a newborn, a toddler, and elderly relatives living with him.