<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two women face life imprisonment after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 38 kilograms of illicit </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/drugs" rel="" target="" title="drugs"><span>drugs</span></a><span> inside two suitcases at </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney-airport" rel="" target="" title="Sydney Airport"><span>Sydney Airport</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-zealand" rel="" target="" title="New Zealand"><span>New Zealand</span></a><span> citizens, both aged 35, were stopped for a targeted baggage examination upon their arrival in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/singapore" rel="" target="" title="Singapore"><span>Singapore</span></a><span> on February 28.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/border-force" rel="" target="" title="Border Force"><span>Border Force</span></a><span> (ABF) officers discovered dozens of vacuum-sealed bags of a crystal-like substance, hidden beneath a small layer of towels, which later tested positive for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/meth" rel="" target="" title="methamphetamine"><span>methamphetamine</span></a><span>.</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-attack-iran-live-updates-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/94a5cc0c-0369-44b9-8765-70bb2633e2bd" target="_blank"><strong><span>Iran made chilling nuclear threat, US claims</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The women were arrested shortly after and charged with importing a commercial quantity of methamphetamine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If found guilty, the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/crime" rel="" target="" title="crime"><span>crime</span></a><span> carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The two women will reappear in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="court"><span>court</span></a><span> today.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/women-face-life-behind-bars-after-what-police-find-in-their-suitcase/28811599-8fc3-44ef-ad24-3ec1dcdad337" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>ABF Superintendent Elke West said officers are seizing "significant quantities" of illegal drugs at Australian borders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Organised crime groups will run the gauntlet and attempt to smuggle in their illicit goods by any means possible, and that includes exploiting young, vulnerable travellers," West said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The ABF will continue working closely with our partners using intelligence-led targeting to ensure our border is secure."</span></div></div><div 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