On December 26, 2024, Australian Border Force officers at Brisbane Airport selected the man, 33, for a search after drug detection dogs alerted them.

The man had travelled to Brisbane on a flight from the US.

ABF officers retrieved a 946ml shampoo bottle and a conditioner bottle of the same size from the man’s luggage.

Preliminary drug tests allegedly returned a positive result for cocaine.

Police allege the combined weight of the cocaine was 2.2 kilograms, which could have been sold as 11,000 street deals for an estimated $880,000.

The man was arrested by Australian Federal Police and charged with importing drugs.

If found guilty, the man could face a maximum 25-year prison sentence.

He was refused bail in court on 27 December and remained in custody to re-appear today.