Group of Malaysians posing as tourists was busted in New Zealand after authorities found nearly two pounds of methamphetamine stashed in each of their shoes.
Officials said the 10 traffickers were posing as an innocent tour group in order to try to throw cops off their scent.
Police at Auckland Airport got suspicious after checking the group's schedules - and noticing that everyone in the group was walking funny, officials said.
Customs officials valued the total haul at around $8 million dollars.
Group of Taiwan smugglers tried a similar stunt last year, posing as tourists to try to fool cops, Day said.
Group was made up of 10 men and two women. They told customs officials that they worked as waiters and builders.
They were booked on illegal drug importing charges and could face up to life in prison if convicted because meth is a Class A illegal drug in New Zealand.
Malaysian Foreign Ministry reported recently that nearly half of the all country's citizens arrested overseas were busted on drug charges, the Malaysian Star reported.
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