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91-year-old Sydney family about the email online. As he was about to board his
exchanges but did not plane to return to Sydney, he was
handed a bag that he was told contained
man charged with stop him from leaving gifts for someone in Australia, he said.
Australia, Stewart said. As Twartz left court on Tuesday, a
“There is certainly some reporter asked if he had been taken
evidence to suggest advantage of. Twartz replied: “Always,
always.”
IMPORTING COCAINE that this man was Australian Federal Police manager
legitimately scammed Wayne Buchhorn warned that
by this group and unwittingly bringing drugs into
Australia could result in charges.
exploited,” Stewart told “People can expect they will be charged
if they knowingly bring drugs into
reporters. “There were Australia, or are reckless or willfully
blind to the fact that there could
warnings issued to him be narcotics concealed inside their
luggage or items they are carrying,”
A 91-YEAR-OLD retired surgeon found 27 packages of soap that tested about his activities both Buchhorn said in a statement.

has been charged with importing positive for cocaine, police said. here and overseas ...

but you can only provide people with
cocaine hidden in soap into Australia, Police say it appears that Twartz was certain warnings. At the end of the day,
prompting police to warn travelers scammed by a group of people he they’ll make their own choices.”
to beware they are not tricked into had befriended online before his trip. Twartz told Australian Broadcasting
Australian Federal Police organized Corp. that he met people in New Delhi
becoming drug mules.

Victor Twartz, of Sydney, was released crime commander David Stewart whom he had befriended
on bail when he appeared in Sydney’s declined to

Downing Center Local Court charged say whether

with importing a commercial quantity Twartz had

of cocaine last month. He did not enter been promised

a plea and will appear in court next on anything by the

Oct. 6. group, but said

The retired oral surgeon faces a he had been in

potential life prison sentence if he is contact with

convicted of importing 4.5 kilograms them over several

(10 pounds) of the drug into Sydney months.

Airport on a July 8 flight from New Police were tipped

Delhi. A search of Twartz’s luggage off by Twartz’s

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