Lower Templestowe man charged after allegedly importing 20kg of ice
A Lower Templestowe man could spend the rest of his life in jail over his alleged connection to 20kg of ice.
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A Melbourne man is facing a life behind bars if convicted of allegedly importing up to 20kg of methylamphetamine.
The 39-year-old was arrested at a Lower Templestowe property on Monday following a raid by detectives from Joint Taskforce Icarus.
The search warrant was executed after Australian Border Force allegedly discovered an air cargo consignment of about 10kg of meth, impregnated in the seats of barber chairs.
A previous importation of about 10kg of the drug was also identified from March 2022.
The man has been charged with importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and has been remanded to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on January 23, 2023.
The potential maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
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