Australian Border Force (ABF) officers have outwitted creative international drug traffickers who tried to smuggle $1 million worth of liquid methamphetamine hidden inside toys made for tourists and children.

The sinister consignment of 15 snow globes filled with 7.5 litres of the deadly illicit drug was intercepted in Sydney, after it had been sent from criminals in Canada.

Inside one of the snow globes shown to media by ABF stands a cartoonish white llama next to a green cactus. When shaken, gold and silver glitter swirls and floats in the usually benign clear liquid.

A sinister consignment of 15 snow globes filled with liquid meth worth $1 million sent from Canada has been intercepted in Sydney. (Supplied)

The snow globes were X-rayed and when ABF officers tested the liquid it showed a positive result for methamphetamine.

Australian Federal Police have now launched an investigation into the shipment.

ABF Regional Commander NSW Danielle Yannopoulos praised the detective work of its officers who are charged with overseeing vast volumes of cargo entering Australia.

"Our officers work tirelessly to prevent these harmful drugs from making it into Australian communities, and I’m proud of the results they continue to achieve," Yannopoulos said.

Yannopoulos said the ABF's recent heavy investment in technology had been a huge help in stopping determined drug traffickers using new and inventive ways to bring drugs into the country.

Tests on the liquid showed the snow globes had been filled with methamphetamine. (Supplied)

One of the snow globes had a cute sloth swinging on a branch inside, but it was secretly surrounded by liquid meth. (Supplied)

"It doesn’t matter how clever you think your concealment is – we can find it."

Earlier this month police in Sydney seized nearly 400 kilograms of cocaine worth $144 million after finding it hidden inside a second-hand excavator, imported from South Africa.