Skateboards conceal cocaine haul

Skateboards conceal cocaine haul

Customs has seized approximately 600 grams of cocaine concealed in two skateboard decks.

A 33 year-old Victorian man was stopped by Customs officers at Sydney Airport for a baggage examination after arriving on a flight from Auckland, New Zealand.

An x-ray of the man's two skateboard decks revealed an image consistent with a possible drug concealment.

Officers discovered three packages inside the skateboard decks allegedly containing cocaine.

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