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Nick Gibbs

Insiders exploiting Aust border, ABF says

About 11 tonnes of illicit drugs, often concealed in cargo, were seized at the border last year. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Trusted insiders are using their knowledge of the nation's border controls to get drugs into the country and the problem is getting worse, the Australian Border Force commissioner says.

ABF officers detected some 11 tonnes of illicit drugs at the border last financial year, up from eight tonnes in 2019-20.

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