Parents arrested after allegedly using their 14-year-old son to smuggle drugs in his luggage 

Mum and dad are arrested after allegedly using their 14-year-old son to smuggle drugs in his luggage

  • The dog unit conducted a luggage check when the family landed at the airport
  • Police found 110 grams of cannabis in the teenager’s luggage at Groote Eylandt
  • A 33-year-old woman and 37-year old man were interviewed and charged

The parents of a 14-year-old boy have been arrested in the Northern Territory for allegedly using their son to smuggle drugs into the island Groote Eylandt.

A luggage check was conducted by police from the Alyangula Dog Operations Unit on a flight that arrived on the island on Friday.

They discovered 110 grams of cannabis in the child’s luggage.

A 33-year-old woman and 37-year old man were interviewed and later charged with procuring a child to supply less than the commercial quantity of a Schedule 2 drug.

The parents of a 14-year-old boy have been arrested in the Northern Territory for allegedly using their son to smuggle 110 grams of cannabis into the island Groote Eylandt

Acting Senior Sergeant Craig Dunlop said it was not the first time parents have attempted to smuggle drugs into the island via their children’s luggage.

‘It’s an appalling practice and places the children at risk of harm,’ Sergeant Dunlop said.

‘The maximum penalty for this particular offence is imprisonment for 10 years.’

 

Read more at DailyMail.co.uk