•Police seize 10kg of the drug ice that were hidden in gold fish statues
•The drugs imported from China have a street value of $10million
•Nigerian man was arrested with the drugs while boarding a bus to Sydney
•He arrived in July on a student visa and will face court on Monday

A Nigerian man could be jailed for life for allegedly smuggling $10million worth of ice into Australia inside a gaudy fish statue.

Sydney border force officers found 10kg of the highly addictive drug hidden inside one of three gold-coloured fish statues destined for a residential address in Kaleen, north of Canberra.

Police were alerted and arrested the 32-year-old after he picked up the statues, removed the drugs, and tried to board a bus bound for Sydney on Saturday.

The drug stash, which had been imported from China, was found on the man when he was arrested, police say.

The man, who arrived in Australia in July on a student visa, faces a maximum penalty of life in jail if he's convicted of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an illegal drug.

The joint operation between ACT Policing and the Australian Federal police began earlier this month, following the Nigerian’s movements to two addresses before the statues were opened.

A search warrant was conducted on a property in Kaleen where similar statues and packaging were found.

Deputy Chief Police Officer Andrea Quinn credits the find to the joint operation between the law enforcement agencies.

“We continue to work closely with our partners to prevent this destructive drug reaching our streets,” Commander Quinn said.

The 32-year-old is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday.

In September, two Nigerians were similarly arrested in Australia for importing more than 40kg of methamphetamine into the country.

The men were identified as 51-year-old Iwuchukwu Odemegwo and Chibuike Anyasor. The duo concealed the drug inside bar fridges and Jackie Chan-branded DVD players.

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/10/18/nigerian-nabbed-in-australia-with-10m-hard-drug/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3277794/Police-seize-massive-haul-deadly-drug-ice-hidden-ornate-Chinese-fish-statues.html

Picture of The gold fish statue where the drug was kept and the drugs

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Damn!

**Checks the names of the criminals**

**shakes head in disappointment**

**WALKS OUT of thread**

Australia aren't friendly when it comes to drug issue.
Assuming the guy succeed eh, he will buy mansion like that of Linda and some folks will be asking God to bless them like the guy

Jus watch our ibo brothers avoid dis thread like a plague "awon yeebos " they Neva fail to disappoint......

*Dances shoki out of thread*

Some Nigerians and drugs.....






They will never hear
Always looking for short cut

Am here to check the name

O boy

This people wont hear words.. Wish u all the worst ever lessons of life in ur prison tourism joooor..


Check my signature for ur customised wristband

Hmmmm. it pays to stay away from anything drugs.

Too bad.

A worrisome epidemic ravaging the easterners. The worst part is that the epidemic is exported, and the name Nigeria is smeared , and innocent Nigerians are viewed suspiciously from their ports

We the association of Nairaland Name checkers are not surprise.

Name checkers crew

No names ni??

They r a particular tribe..

nawa oo..na name i come check.mtchww

Get rich or die trying s

If it takes to kill to make it am going to pull the trigger






Get rich or die trying

10 million.

There has to be an evil spirit that pushes these pple into drug trafficking.

It is obvious that you will get caught and Asian drug laws are merciless.

So why do it?

NL don spoil me. See as I dey find the name.

These oyibos get winch, how did they suspect. nice statute though

Na wa. Na my Igbo brothers o. Igbo kwenu. See 25 English words borrowed from IGBO LANGUAGE.

Nairaland is gradually turning me to a tribalist o.

I was only interested in their names

Almost there....getting close

let me check d name first


#edited

51-year-old Iwuchukwu Odemegwo and Chibuike Anyasor.
na them e must be.
I wish they can start calling them Biafrans instead of Nigerians.
them don spoil this country name finish.

ok
When igbos travel to indonesia
.
Indonesia and Malaysia have killed more Y1bos
than Nigerian army #FACTnotOPINION

say no to tribalism nd racism

Well na hustle cuz m, don't blame peepz men we all just wanna make it