'Tourists' busted smuggling $5m ecstasy in suitcasesSUPPLIED Customs officers discovered 12kg of ecstasy hidden in three suitcases. Three men are facing up to 14 years in prison after allegedly trying to smuggle $5m of ecstasy in suitcases. Customs officers arrested the three men, all 24-years-old, at Auckland Airport last week after they stepped-off a Singapore flight. X-rays of the foreign national's suitcases revealed 12 kilograms of foil-wrapped MDMA or ecstasy crystals hidden in false bottoms. SUPPLIED The MDMA, or ecstasy discovered has an estimated $5m street value, Customs said.

Source: Stuff January 13, 2017 04:43 UTC