Tasmanian had $1m of ice in undies: police

A man has been charged with drug trafficking after police allegedly found $1 million worth of the drug ice hidden in his underpants.

A man has been caught with $1m worth of crystal meth in his underpants at Hobart Airport.

A man has been caught with $1m worth of crystal meth in his underpants at Hobart Airport. Source: AAP

A man is accused of trying to smuggle $1 million worth of ice through Hobart airport in his underpants.

Tasmania Police on Saturday charged the 31-year-old with trafficking a controlled drug.

Sniffer dog handlers arrested the Gagebrook man on Friday after he arrived in Hobart on a flight from Sydney.

Police say he had 1kg of crystal methamphetamine concealed in his underpants and that the drugs had an estimated street value of $1 million.

"This is $1 million of drugs that will not be able to be sold in Tasmania and will not be able to harm Tasmanian people and communities," they said in a Facebook post.

The man is in custody and will appear in court at a later date.


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