There aren’t many places to hide cocaine in a skateboard, but a 33-year-old Australian man found a way. And then customs officers found the coke.

From theaustralian.com: “The man was charged with attempting to import a marketable quantity of a border-controlled drug, which carries a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment and/or a $550,000 fine.”’

600 grams is considered a “marketable quantity,” I guess. That’s 1.3 pounds, about the weight of a sneaker.

Read the entire story HERE.

(Photo: Creative Commons, ISN Security Watch)

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