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Australian police say about $1 million worth of methamphetamine was found hidden as the liquid in souvenir snow globes sent from Canada.

Australian Border Force officers in Sydney stopped the illicit load at the border in a shipment of 15 snow globes that arrived by air this week, but would not say from where in Canada it originated.

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The shipment was X-rayed and then subjected to further examination, the agency said. The liquid inside was field-tested and gave a positive result for methamphetamine. All told, there was 7.5 litres of liquid methamphetamine.

The shipment was referred to Australian Federal Police for further investigation.

“It doesn’t matter how clever you think your concealment is — we can find it,” said Danielle Yannopoulos, a regional commander of the ABF.

“Our officers continue to prove, time and time again, that criminals who attempt to hide these substances in new and imaginative ways are wasting their time.”

It is unknown whether the fact many of the snow globes coming from Canada featured statues of llamas, a South American animal, and saguaro cactus, associated with Mexico, aroused the curiosity of a border agent.

“The ABF has invested heavily in our technological capability in recent years and we can see further into every package than ever before,” Yannopoulos said.