MALAYSIA: A Malaysian man was pronounced
to three years behind bars in an effort of smuggling a large quantity of a cold and flu medication into Australia.
The drug is sold over the counter in China.
Jackson Lee,
23, pleaded guilty in the Adelaide District Court to charges of importing five
kilograms (11 pounds) of ContacNT.
The product
contains high amounts of pseudoephedrine, a precursor chemical used to
manufacture amphetamine-type substances such as methamphetamine.
The Australian
law prohibits importing of drugs without permit. In Lee’s case, almost 1.7
kilograms of pseudoephedrine was uncovered.
Australian Customs
officials said they intercepted two parcels from Malaysia in August last year
which contained 85 table lamps.
The base of
each lamp had a sealed battery pack filled with pink and yellow granules, which
were found to be ContacNT.
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