Cocaine Bust Syd Airport involving Airport Workers

[KrishnaM]

Just heard on 2GB News that there was a bust at the airport yesterday including 6 staff on a cocain smuggling racket..

Coke was smuggled inside plane holds and removed from them by ground staff once in sydney.

SIX men have been charged over an alleged cocaine importation syndicate that involved packages of drugs being smuggled through Sydney Airport.

A joint investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Customs led to raids on six Sydney homes on Sunday and the seizure of a kilogram of cocaine with an estimated street value of $350,000.

Authorities allege some of the men work at Sydney Airport and moved drugs packages out of the facility undetected.

Search warrants were executed at Bexley, Glenwood, Matraville, Merrylands, Mascot and Maroubra, where quantities of Australian and foreign currency were also seized.

Six men, aged between 20 and 55, have been charged with importing and conspiring to import border controlled drugs, and dealing in the proceeds of crime.

The offences carry penalties from 15 to 25 years imprisonment.

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Three of the men are due to appear in Central Local Court on Monday, two others are to appear in the same court on Tuesday, while a sixth man was granted bail and is expected to appear in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on October 27.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1225777340385

[David C]

The new story has just aired on Ch7 and Ch10 in Sydney ... Typical coverage , Ch7 showed footage of Ansett Aircraft !! , while Ch 10 showed a United 747 which they claimed was the transporting aircraft ... It begs the question , if the United flight was involved , then who is the syndicate at the US end loading the stuff ??

Dave C

[Peter Agatsiotis]

The news (on radio) reported that they all worked for an "Airline catering company" and the company's headquarters had been raided!

[Brad Myer]

Gate Gourmet is the company involved.

[Marty H]

How would aircraft caterers have access to the hold

[David Wilkie]

No one eats airline food, so they could hide drugs in the food

[Andrew P]

Originally Posted by Marty H

How would aircraft caterers have access to the hold

looked that it hidden in the food carts