A Nigerian man accused of importing about $10 million worth of
methamphetamine hidden inside a gold fish statue will stand trial in the
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court in September. He is
facing a term of life imprisonment. 33-year-old Jackson Igwebuike, who was in Canberra on a student visa,
was caught in a sting last year after Australian Border Force officers
intercepted packages containing three 20 kilogram statues headed for the
capital.
One of the statues allegedly contained 10 kilograms of the drug
ice.Officers swapped the illicit substance with a fake alternative, and
sent the package on to Kaleen, where it was allegedly picked up by
Igwebuike and taken to a second address in the same suburb.
He was arrested attempting to board a bus at the Jolimont Centre. He was
allegedly planning to travel to Sydney, and had packages in his
possession that police say were removed from the statue. Police found
similar packaging and statues upon raiding the second address in Kaleen.
Magistrate Glenn Theakston committed Igwebuike to the Supreme Court for
trial on Thursday, August 25th.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges of attempting to import or export a commercial quantity of drugs.
Igwebuike remained in custody and is due to appear in the Supreme Court in September.
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