German authorities intercepted two separate consignments of hydraulic cylinders being sent through buy air mail to an address in Surfers Paradise,
50-year-old New Zealand man will appear in Southport Magistrates Court today charged with attempting to possess cocaine, following a transnational operation involving the Australian Federal Police and German law enforcement.This operation is the first involving information exchanged through the Europol Liaison Bureau in the Hague, following the appointment of an AFP member in May this year.German authorities intercepted two separate consignments of hydraulic cylinders being sent through buy air mail to an address in Surfers Paradise, Queensland in early August. Each consignment contained approximately 1.2 kilograms of cocaine. German authorities seized the cocaine and forwarded the consignment to the AFP.AFP agents monitored the delivery to a Surfers’ Paradise address yesterday and conducted search warrants at Mermaid Beach and two separate Surfers Paradise addresses.The AFP arrested the 50-year-old man and a 27-year-old Columbian woman at Surfers Paradise last night. Both were charged...