Illegal Drugs From Malaysia Disguised As Vitamins
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- A gym owner in New South Wales has been jailed for importing large quantities of illegal drugs from Malaysia disguised as vitamin supplements.
The Australian Customs Service today said Lawrence Butler, 57, of Albury, was sentenced in the District Court in Bathurst to 27 months in jail.
A Customs spokesman said Butler pleaded guilty to six charges of importing steroids, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, and one charge of possessing steroids.
Steroids are performance-enhancing drugs while ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are stimulants used in the manufacture of methylamphetamine, also known as speed.
Butler was arrested after Customs officers intercepted eight packages from Malaysia containing 56,000 pseudoephedrine tablets.
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