Two 21-year-old New Zealand men have been charged in a cocaine bust at Sydney International Airport on Friday.<\/p>\n
Border Force officers allegedly found the illicit drugs on Friday after selecting two men, both aged 21, for a baggage examination following their arrival at Sydney<\/p>\n
They allegedly found 20kg of a white substance in each of the men’s suitcases.<\/p>\n
The drugs have an estimated street value of A$13 million ( NZ$14.7m).<\/p>\n
If it had reached the community had the potential to equate to 130,000 street deals, Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force said.<\/p>\n
The men appeared before Parramatta Local Court on Saturday charged with importing and possessing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.<\/p>\n
The offences carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.<\/p>\n
Both men were remanded into custody to appear again in court in December.<\/p>\n
Federal Police detective acting superintendent Stuart Millen said the arrests were part of efforts to disrupt international drug-trafficking chains.<\/p>\n
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