Italian Man Sentenced for Ketamine in Christmas Toys

An Italian national has been sentenced to a maximum of six years and eight months in prison for attempting to traffic Christmas toys filled with 1.5kg of high-purity ketamine, intercepted by Australian authorities on Christmas Day 2023. The Australian Federal Police discovered the opened package and evidence of drug distribution at a Coogee address. This operation led to the dismantling of a Spanish transnational crime group involved in drug trafficking. Authorities emphasized the severe dangers of ketamine, often misused as a “date rape” drug.

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