Victorian man Yik Hin Leung, 34, charged after police allegedly found $830,000 in luggage at GC Airport

A man charged after police seized $830,000 in cash – allegedly found in his luggage at Gold Coast Airport – has been identified. Read the latest from court

A man has been charged after police seized $830,000 in cash at the Gold Coast Airport. Picture: Australian Federal Police

A man has been charged after police seized $830,000 in cash that was allegedly found in his luggage at Gold Coast Airport.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) charged Yik Hin Leung, 34, after officers allegedly found the huge sum in his checked and carry-on baggage at the Coolangatta terminal in March.

An AFP statement said the Victorian man was preparing to fly from the Gold Coast to Mildura when a cash and drug detection dog and a canine operations officer allegedly identified the bags as “items of interest”.

Mr Leung now faces one charge of dealing with cash or property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of general crime – money or property worth $100,000 or more.

He appeared beside his lawyer when his case was mentioned in Southport Magistrates Court for the first time on Monday morning.

The court was told part of the brief of evidence had already been disclosed to his legal representatives, with the remaining material expected to be handed over in the coming weeks.

Mr Leung’s case was adjourned to September 2. He remains on bail.

AFP detective acting superintendent Mary Bolton said officers ensured the money would not be used to fund “other (alleged) criminal activities”.

“Removing the profit from crime is key to disrupting organised criminal activity and delivering maximum damage to the criminal environment,” she said.

The maximum penalty for the offence is 10 years’ imprisonment.

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