- A flight attendant was caught smuggling $1.4million of heroin into Australia
- The 33-year-old allegedly imported 3.5kg of heroin on a commercial flight
- The Malaysian was arrested by Australian Federal Police at Melbourne Airport
A flight attendant has been caught allegedly smuggling $1.4million worth of heroin into Australia.
A Malaysian national was arrested at Melbourne International Airport after allegedly importing 3.5kg of heroin on a commercial flight.
The 33-year-old was an employee with airline company Malaysian Airlines, the Herald Sun reported.
Australian Border Force officers noticed the man behaving ‘suspiciously’ after arriving at Melbourne Airport (pictured) from Kuala Lumpur
Australian Border Force officers noticed the man behaving ‘suspiciously’ after arriving from Kuala Lumpur.
Officers searched the man and allegedly found 10 packets wrapped in masking tape.
‘The packets underwent preliminary testing and returned an indication of heroin,’ an Australian Federal Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
A witness told The Herald Sun the man ‘looked like he knew something was about to happen’ before he was arrested.
‘He went to the bag but left it at the carousel for a few minutes,’ the witness said.
‘They waited for him to pick up the bag before they arrested him.’
The man has been charged with possessing and importing a commercial quantity of the border-controlled drug, heroin.
He is due to appear in court on August 6.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Malaysian Airlines for comment.
A flight attendant has been caught allegedly smuggling $1.4million worth of heroin into Australia (stock image)
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