Two men could face life imprisonment after allegedly swallowing over 200 pellets of cocaine in an attempt to smuggle them into Australia.
The men, a 26-year-old from the UK and a 28-year-old from the Netherlands, were initially arrested at Sydney Airport last Thursday.
After border patrol officers suspected both men were internally concealing drugs, they were taken to hospital for treatment under police guard over the weekend.
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Each of the men expelled 106 pellets of a substance police believe is cocaine, totalling 212 pellets.
The pellets weighed 2.33kg and had an estimated street value of $757,000.
Police will allege the men swallowed the pellets before entering Australia in an attempt to conceal the drugs.
Both men were charged with one count of importing a marketable quantity of cocaine.
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If found guilty, they could face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Authorities warned of the danger attempting to import drugs in this manner could cause, including the risk of an overdose if pellets rupture inside the stomach.
"The internal secretion of these drugs is an incredibly dangerous practice, with the potential to cause lifelong damage to organs and could prove fatal," ABF Acting Superintendent Neil Singh said.
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