Heroin found stuffed in man's suitcase: "man has been charged with importing heroin after being stopped at Sydney Airport with about a kilogram of the drug allegedly stuffed in a suitcase.
The 46-year-old Australian was arrested on Monday morning after arriving on a flight from Vietnam, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement.
It's alleged that Customs and Border Protection officers found several packages of an off-white powder concealed in the base and sides of his suitcase.
Initial testing indicated the presence of heroin but the precise weight and purity of the substance is yet to be confirmed, the AFP said.
The man was charged with importing a marketable quantity of a border controlled drug, namely heroin, an offence which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years jail and/or a $550,000 fine."

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