NSW: Four charged with importing 660 kg of illegal drug chemical

AAP General News (Australia)
08-15-2008
NSW: Four charged with importing 660 kg of illegal drug chemical

SYDNEY, Aug 15 AAP - Four men charged over the importation of more than 660 kilograms
of the drug pseudoephedrine into Sydney will face court today.

Australian Federal Police and Australian Customs discovered the chemical in fruit juice
containers packed into a shipping container Sydney last week.

Pseudoephedrine is a prohibited import commonly used in the illegal manufacture of
amphetamine drugs, including ice and ecstasy.

Raids on several Sydney properties resulted in the arrests of four men - a 21-year-old
St Marys man, a 28-year-old Castle Hill man, a 36-year-old Blacktown man and a 29-year-Oakhurst
man.

Each has been refused bail and will face Sydney Central Local Court this morning.

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