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PS2 cases used to smuggle ecstasy

October 15, 2008 in News comments 17

3 men tried to smuggle over 900 grams of ecstasy through Australia by hiding it inside PS2 cases and a game box.

Clever- but not clever enough.

They face a maximum of life imprisonment and/or at $825,000 fine.

The Australian Federal Police arrested and charged two Canadians, both 18, and a New Zealander, 20, at a Surfers Paradise address on Friday.

A police spokesman said Customs officers detected a parcel containing the drugs at Sydney's international mail facility on October 5.

Three packets of tablets were found inside the video game machine and one packet was found in the cover of a game disc. The AFP monitored the consignment to the Queensland address.
Deathsythe via news.com.au »
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  • 0
    Salvador_Dog Oct 15, 08
    Oh... so that's why they didn't make it
    if it were me personally i would have used a NES or N64 case, i mean who would think you would have drugs in a Nintendo console
    • 0
      Koloth Oct 15, 08
      You can't fit as much inside a NES though. PS2 is much bigger.
      • 0
        Deathsythe Oct 15, 08
        I don't know about that one actually...

        The exterior dimensions on an NES are 10"x8"x3.5"

        Whereas on a Playstation 2 they are substantially smaller. (in width and height at least)

        I had to look into these things for my NES PC case mod. I thought about putting one in a PS2 case as well, but it was substantially more difficult.


        They are comparable as far as empty space volume goes, but for ease of use and fitting of components, the NES wins hands down.

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          Koloth Oct 15, 08
          Height difference is minimal. About a 1/2 inch. The PS2's dimentions are 12"x7"x3". That 2 inches in length makes up for the loss of an inch in width. But really we would have to figure out the internal volume to answer this question properly.
      • 0
        kspiess Oct 15, 08
        A old console like a NES would look even more suspicious though.
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    kik36 Oct 15, 08
    Damn dude they can get life?! We need to do that in the states!!
  • 0
    Hyflyin_Vertigo Oct 15, 08
    I swear they've already tried to smuggle drugs in a games console before...It was an article on neo.
  • 0
    kspiess Oct 15, 08
    I feel sorry for these guys. Going to jail for like 10+ years at 18... I can't imagine how much that'd wreck your life.
  • 2
    BANDITO ATTACK Oct 15, 08
    the system is broken. how do you get life just for smuggling drugs?
    • 0
      Ameer Oct 15, 08
      Just for smuggling drugs...
  • 0
    Mia* Oct 15, 08
    Wow, the things you can do with game consoles these days. xD
    • 1
      Final Blade Oct 15, 08
      Didn't you know? You can have sex using game consoles too.


  • 2
    Bale Fire Oct 15, 08
    *Opens up PS3*

    Drat
    • 0
      Final Blade Oct 16, 08
      I rather smuggle M&M's in my game consoles.
  • 0
    King X2 Oct 21, 08
    It would suck to get a new PS3 and find ecstasy. But for some people, they would be ecstatic.
    • 0
      Deathsythe Oct 21, 08
      Given the resale value of that much X, you could probably buy several PS3s and still come out with a decent profit.


      I'm just saying...


      Could be around $5 per pill/blot which is usually around 1g, they were caught with over 900 grams - you are looking at close to $4,500 or so in cash.

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