<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A sniffer dog has helped identify an alleged large haul of heroin inside a suitcase at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney "><span>Sydney</span></a><span> Airport.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three men are accused of importing 14 kilograms of heroin after arriving on international </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/flights" rel="" target="" title="flights"><span>flights</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian Border Force (ABF) officers searched the bags of two men aged 35 and 36 after they arrived on a flight from Thailand on April 23.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-may-4donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/5d0eb4fe-9c97-450b-86e1-1bdb15badd54" target="_blank"><strong><span>Iran threatens to blow up ceasefire if 'Project Freedom' enacted</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers allegedly found a plastic bag hidden in the lining of each man's carry on bag containing 4.5 kilograms of an off-white powder later found to be heroin.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When confronted, the men fled through the terminal, into international arrivals and outside.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/antisemitism-royal-commission-daughter-of-bondi-beach-terror-attack-victim-hopes-for-social-cohesion-as-royal-commission-public-hearings-begin/de716be3-45ed-44d3-91e8-d33e5194eb30"><strong><span>Bondi Beach terror victim's daughter makes plea as public hearings begin</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/drug-dog-sits-next-to-suitcase-at-sydney-airport-sparking-major-find/82bba338-dbec-42e8-8511-521b8e72ac63" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A member of the public helped catch the 35 year-old, with officers using pepper spray.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 36-year-old man was arrested in Surry Hills five days later, on Apri 28.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A third man, 34, who arrived on a separate flight from Thailand the same day was also arrested.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/hantavirus-three-dead-after-suspected-outbreak-on-atlantic-ocean-ship-mv-hondius/ee7676a6-040e-4eb6-8fc9-30279814d78d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Rat faeces virus leaves three dead on cruise ship in the Atlantic</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His bag also allegedly had heroin hidden in the lining.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Footage released by the Australian Federal Police from the airport incudes a video of a dog sniffing and then sitting down by a small suitcase.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That's usually a sign the dog has identified something suspicious.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-arrested-three-people-killed-in-attack-sydney-rosemeadow/cf6c8972-f96c-46ae-b20d-e8cbe1c6924f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Mother, father and son killed in alleged triple murder</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The men were each charged with one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug contrary to subsection 307.1 (1) of the </span><em><span>Criminal Code</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They face a maximum sentence of life in prison.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The AFP continues to work hand-in-hand with the ABF to identify, disrupt and dismantle criminal syndicates that seek to harm Australian communities through drug importation," AFP Detective Superintendent Davina Copelin said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Anyone contemplating involvement in drug trafficking should be aware these are serious offences.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The penalties can be severe, including life imprisonment, and those involved will be detected, arrested and held to account before the courts."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>ABF Superintendent Elke West said Australian Border Force officers were Australia's first line of defence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>MONEY:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/single-interest-rate-hike-puts-100000-mortgage-holders-at-default-risk/4ea8197c-71b7-442e-b5d9-96fc40d9ae4c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Default risk looms for one in 10 Aussies if rates rise</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"ABF officers operate around the clock at the border to stop harmful substances, including heroin, from reaching the community," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While criminal syndicates continue to adapt their concealment techniques, our officers are supported by specialist training and sophisticated technology to uncover these imports."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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