Irish man charged with smuggling cocaine to Australia internally in Kinder Surprise capsules

Federal police warn ‘smuggling drugs internally is idiotic’ after man, 28, charged with importing 120g of cocaine into Melbourne airport

The 28-year-old, who had arrived on a flight from the Middle East, was taken to Royal Melbourne hospital for the scan which revealed the hidden capsules. File picture

An Irish man is behind bars after he was stopped at Melbourne airport and taken to hospital for a CT scan which allegedly revealed six Kinder Surprise capsules packed with cocaine, The Guardian has reported. 

The passenger’s bags were searched at the international airport in late December with Australian Border Force alleging there was a positive result for the presence of cocaine.