Australia: One charged over illegal drugs import

South Australian customs officers have charged an Adelaide woman over the importation of the drug, ephedrine.

It is alleged an investigation uncovered about 1.5 kilograms of the drug in international mail in Sydney and Melbourne last month.

Customs spokesman Richard Janeczko says the pharmaceutical is often used as a key ingredient in the manufacture of 'speed'.

A 44-year-old woman has been charged with importing prohibited goods.

She has been bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court at a later date.

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Pubdate: Fri, 02 September 2005
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