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Thai air crew member arrested at Melbourne airport with heroin worth B11m

An Australian police officer shows heroin hidden in the lining of a tote bag carried by a Thai air crew member, at Melbourne airport on Thursday. (Photo: Australian Federal Police)

Australian police have arrested a female member of a Thai aircrew on an international flight at Melbourne airport after an x-ray by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers allegedly found one kilogramme of heroin concealed in her tote bags.

The 26-year-old woman was arrested at the airport on Thursday after arousing ABF interest during luggage examination, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on its website on Monday.

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