Australian Customs detect Precursor chemical inside consigment from India declared as Himalayan herbs

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....ustralian Customs detect Precursor chemical inside consigment from India declared as Himalayan herbs <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 6-11-2007<br><BR>The Australian Customs officers at Sydney foiled an attempt to import approximately four kilograms of pseudoephedrine tablets through the international post in a parcel arrived from India. Pseudoephedrine is a precursor chemical commonly used i....

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....n the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. The seized tablets are believed to contain up to one kilogram of pure pseudoephedrine. This could have been converted into street-ready methamphetamine worth up to $1.5 million. Customs investigations began when officers at the Sydney International Mail Centre examined a parcel from India. The tablets were concealed in 47 bottles of 'Himalaya pure herb....

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....s.' Field tests indicated the presence of pseudoephedrine. As a result of the detection, Customs investigators last week executed search and seizure warrants on a Dandenong North property in Victoria. Several persons are assisting Customs with their inquiries. Customs National Director (Enforcement and Investigations) said that Customs was continuously targeting attempts to illegally import precur....

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....sor chemicals into the country. The drugs were concealed within professional packaging which indicates a sophisticated attempt to beat border controls. The maximum penalty for importing a commercial quantity of pseudoephedrine is twenty five years imprisonment and/or $550,000.<BR> News - Press release - PIB....