The two Nigerians appeared in the
Melbourne Magistrates Court today, they have been charged over the alleged
importation of more than 40 kilograms of methamphetamine brought into Australia
concealed inside bar fridges and Jackie Chan-branded DVD players.
Chibuike
Anyasor, 33, and Joe Iwuchukwu Odemegwo, 51, were arrested on Thursday
afternoon by officers from Taskforce Icarus, a joint operation between the AFP,
Border Force and Victoria Police tackling the importation of drugs by post and
other methods.
The pair appeared in the Melbourne
Magistrates Court today.
Ansayor, described by police as a
key figure in the drug importation syndicate, was charged with importing and
attempting to possess methamphetamine.
Odemegwo was charged with attempting
to possess a commercial quantity of methamphetamine. If found guilty they face
a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The court heard that Anyasor and
Odemegwo were under investigation for six months and that police had obtained
extensive telephone intercepts during that time.
Many of the intercepted calls were
all in the Igbo language, predominantly spoken by people in the south-east of
Nigeria.
1 comment:
I guess the Igbos believe this is the best way to make a living in Nigeria. And when will others realize that the entire world is aware that most of the quark business people in Nigeria are crooks and drug lords.
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