Event Brief
Geelong man charged after 9kg methadone seized at airport
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
Summary: A 48-year-old man from Geelong was arrested at Melbourne Airport after Australian Border Force officers X-rayed his luggage on a flight from Thailand. Police found five plastic bags containing about nine kilograms of methadone hidden in his bags, a quantity AFP said exceeds the commercial threshold.
WHO: Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force
WHAT: A Geelong man was arrested and charged after methadone was found hidden in his luggage at Melbourne Airport.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, Australia
WHY: The arrest followed X-ray screening that uncovered hidden methadone in the man’s luggage on arrival from Thailand.
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