Cocaine found in box of chocolates at Sydney Airport

 

An American woman has been arrested after allegedly smuggling cocaine into Australia in a box of chocolates.

The 29-year-old was arrested at Sydney International Airport yesterday after customs officers found the cocaine in a box of round chocolates.

The cocaine was concealed in plastic wrappings inside the chocolates, which weighed 5kg.

"Further forensic testing will be undertaken to confirm the drug, its weight and purity,'' the Australian Federal Police and Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.

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