A New Zealander and two Canadians faced a Gold Coast court today accused of smuggling thousands of ecstasy tablets inside a Sony PlayStation game machine.
Customs officers in Sydney thwarted the smuggling attempt when they detected 3400 MDMA tablets in an old Playstation machine and inside the cover of a PlayStation game on October 5.
The Australian Federal Police tracked the parcel to an address in Surfers Paradise on Friday, where they arrested and charged three men.
The drugs, concealed in four large packets, weighed 900g and will undergo further forensic testing to determine the exact quantity and purity.
New Zealander Samuel Alexander Crompton, 20, and Canadians Tyson Saviro Santolla and Jonothan Bradley Reid, both 18, appeared today before Southport Magistrates Court.
The men faced one count each of importing and attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.
All three were bailed on strict conditions by magistrate Brian Kilmartin, and the hearing was adjourned to November 11.