Drugs found by customs in DVD cases

An assortment of drugs has been discovered inside DVD cases sent in mail packages from the Netherlands.

CUSTOMS foiled the novel attempt to smuggle nine packages of drugs into Australia at the Sydney Gateway Facility.

The drugs were detected when the packages were X-rayed on June 27, and officials noticed anomalies in the images of the parcels.

When they examined the contents of the DVD cases, officials discovered an assortment of drugs, including 50 grams of MDMA (ecstasy), 21g of cocaine and 60 tabs of LSD.

The goods were in plain packaging marked with the logo of a well-known company, customs said in a statement.

Customs and Border Protection national manager of cargo operations, Jagtej Singh, said criminals were working hard at finding ways of circumventing Australia's borders.

"This is an example of where the packaging was used as an attempt to camouflage criminal activity," he said in a statement.

"The detection should serve as a warning to anyone who thinks they can get around our stringent checks on goods coming into Australia."

The maximum penalty for an offence of this type is a fine of $250,000 and/or 10 years' jail, he added.

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Drugs found by customs in DVD cases