An American man thought he would be rolling in dough until Australian police caught him importing 17kg of cocaine in baking equipment.
The 29-year-old US national will face court on Thursday after being charged for attempting to import drugs, with an estimated street value of more than $5 million, hidden in steel dough-rolling pins.
Police arrested the man on Wednesday after he allegedly opened the consignment outside his Tamarama home in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
The would-be high-roller came to the attention of authorities as he arrived at Sydney Airport on August 31.
Customs and border protection officers then intercepted a package from Hong Kong linked to the man on October 12.
After an x-ray examination of the consignment, containing stainless steel dough rollers, suspicions were raised.
Australian Federal Police forensics discovered about 17.5kg of cocaine, and replaced it with a fake substance.
The man is to face Waverley Local Court on Thursday on a number of charges for importing a commercial quantity of cocaine.
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