{"id":33757,"date":"2025-07-31T01:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33757\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T01:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T01:01:11","slug":"traveller-faces-possible-25-years-in-jail-after-fluid-spotted-oozing-from-suitcase-handles-at-adelaide-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33757\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveller faces possible 25 years in jail after fluid spotted oozing from suitcase handles at Adelaide Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A dual citizen is facing court after a fluid was spotted oozing from his suitcase after flying back home to Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The Australian-Afghan man, 47, was stopped after getting off an international flight at <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/adelaide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adelaide<\/a> Airport on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cA black fluid (was) oozing from the handle of the man\u2019s suitcase,\u201d <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/australian-federal-police?page=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Australian Federal Police (AFP)<\/a> said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A test of the substance came back positive for heroin and 500g of the illicit drug was allegedly removed from the bag, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The South Australian man was charged with one count of importing a marketable quantity of a border-controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He now faces a maximum of 25 years in jail if found guilty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The 47-year-old appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday and is set to reappear in court on September 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">AFP said the man was \u201ctargeted\u201d for a full bag search using \u201cofficer intuition\u201d but the discovery was \u201cnot based on luck\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThis isn\u2019t an isolated case, these successes happen across our airports every week,\u201d ABF Superintendent Jody Griswood said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cABF officers at the border are highly trained, experienced and alert. They know exactly what to look for when selecting travellers and their baggage for further examination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">AFP Detective Acting Superintendent Simon Lalic said criminals trafficking drugs are \u201cmotivated by greed\u201d and must be stopped at all levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThey have no regard for the significant harmful impacts these illicit drugs have on our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bfbda3d535a6ed31c2a32a55ce8460dee9c1f0a8.jpg\" alt=\"A dual citizen is facing court after 500g of heroin was allegedly found \u2018oozing\u2019 from his luggage handles.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A dual citizen is facing court after 500g of heroin was allegedly found \u2018oozing\u2019 from his luggage handles. 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