Two Taiwanese men were arrested in Taiwan for allegedly planning to smuggle 30 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia using 3D printers, according to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
The two suspects, who were allegedly senior members of a transnational crime syndicate, were arrested in Taiwan in July and October, respectively, the AFP said in a statement on Dec. 17.
AFP Assistant Commissioner Pryce Scanlan said the AFP had been working to identify one of them after encrypted messages intercepted during an operation allegedly showed that the suspect had coordinated over 30 imports of methamphetamine into Australia in 2020.
“Intelligence indicates he and his syndicate were attempting to import quantities of up to 100 kilograms at a time,” Scanlan said….