Fake Tourists Caught With Meth in Shoes

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ten Malaysians posing as an organized tour group were caught entering New Zealand with up to a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of methamphetamine in each of their shoes, an official said Wednesday.

The bust at Auckland Airport on Tuesday was the largest number of drug couriers caught in a single incident at New Zealand's border, customs official Mark Day said. The drugs recovered were worth about $8 million, he said.
Day said the alleged traffickers posed as a tour group apparently hoping it would help them avoid scrutiny. A group of alleged traffickers from Taiwan were caught trying to use a similar tactic last year, he said.