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YBAF
24th Dec 2015, 12:47 PM
:doh:

Now, these fellows obviously didn't know much about workshop equipment. Everyone, including customs, knows it all comes from China nowadays. :U

"About 71kg of cocaine, worth an estimated $25 million, has been found hidden inside a hydraulic press sent to Australia from Panama."

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/12/24/massive-cocaine-haul-found-inside-press.html

Mike4
24th Dec 2015, 07:42 PM
Needs new seals and a good clean , powder inside the ram not good for press and obviously not good for the importers either.
Michael

Grahame Collins
1st Jan 2016, 10:40 AM
Anything imported from Panama would be naturally subject to intense scrutiny by Customs.You may as well stencil "probably contains drugs" on the crate.And yes,any reasonable person would ask the question
why bring in a press from Panama when better examples are easily had elsewhere"

With x rays and sniffer dogs in their armory our Customs boys make short work of amateur attempts to import this stuff.

One only hopes they do just as well with the rest of the nasty stuff that these criminals are attempting to smuggle in.

For our Customs service,it is the volume of stuff coming from China is what may present problems and the fact that some Chinese are a dab hand at corrupt practices.

As a percentage its probably very low. Numerically,given China's huge population, well that may be a different thing.

Good Onya Customs.

clive hugh
7th Jan 2016, 06:13 PM
Those of you living near the area it was seized keep an eye out for the next disposal auction, you might get a press.