Australian who smuggled 50 pounds of cocaine inside printers gets nine years behind bars — five devices intercepted by border forces had compressed powder stuffed in the paper trays

Australian border officers in Melbourne found cocaine hidden in the paper trays of five printers.

The interception triggered a sting operation that helped authorities trace the shipment and identify the syndicate.

Prosecutors later secured convictions and prison sentences for members of the organized trafficking network.

One Australian man involved in the scheme was sentenced to nine years in prison for the 22.4kg import attempt.