By Lisa Edser For Daily Mail Australia
02:22 15 Jul 2024, updated 02:22 15 Jul 2024
A man has been arrested at a major airport after hundreds of thousands of dollars were allegedly found in his luggage.
The 34-year-old was stopped at Gold Coast Airport, in Queensland, before he could travel to Mildura, in Victoria, in March 2024.
Australian Federal Police allegedly found $830,000 in the man’s carry-on and checked-in luggage after they were alerted by a sniffer dog.
Police allege the money was the proceeds of crime and arrested the man.
He was charged with dealing with cash suspected of being proceeds of crime.
The 34-year-old is due to face Southport Magistrates Court on Monday and faces serious time behind bars with the maximum jail term 10 years.
AFP Detective Acting Superintendent Mary Bolton said officers have been working hard to confiscate the profit from organised crime.
‘Organised crime groups are driven by greed and try to hide their ill-gotten wealth from authorities,’ she said.
‘Removing the profit from crime is key to disrupting organised criminal activity and delivering maximum damage to the criminal environment.
‘The AFP has ensured this money will not be used to fund other criminal activities.’
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