The 22-year-olds were nabbed on Monday after being pulled aside for a baggage examination at Melbourne Airport after arriving on a flight from Malaysia.
The Australian Border Force said in a statement officers found 36kg of a white crystalline substance in the women's suitcases that tested positive for methamphetamine.
That quantity of the drug could have been broken down into 360,000 street deals, the statement said.
The women were remanded in custody after appearing in Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday.
They were charged with importing and possessing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Australian Federal Police detective acting superintendent Jarrod Ragg said law enforcement agencies were working together to combat attempts by criminal networks using air travel for drug smuggling.
“The AFP is committed to defending Australia from drug imports and trafficking.
"We remain focused on disrupting criminals who seek to wreak harm and havoc in our communities through illicit substances," he said.
- Allied Media
