A Sydney man has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for his role in the importation of 139 kilograms of the chemical precursor MDP2P, used in the production of Methamphetamine.
The 34-year-old man was sentenced this week (17 December 2025) in Penrith District Court after pleading guilty to four counts of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled precursor contrary to s307.11 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.
The man was charged after four separate consignments containing a total of 139 kilograms of MDP2P arrived into Sydney between 24 June 2024 and 6 July 2024 and were intercepted by ABF officers.
On 27 August 2024, ABF Investigators intercepted the man after he collected one of the consignments.
ABF investigators executed a person warrant on the man at a Jamisontown address where they collected evidence and interviewed the man where he made admissions including that he had accepted packages to reduce drug debt.
ABF Acting Superintendent Mark Rea said this week's sentencing should serve as a warning to those seeking to exploit the postal system as a means to profit from illicit substances.
"ABF's highly skilled officers use risk-based targeting, behavioural analysis and intelligence-led screening to scrutinise imports," Acting Superintendent Reas said.
"Importing dangerous chemical precursors poses a significant threat to community safety and this latest sentencing should warn would-be criminals that ABF is working alongside our partners to find you and bring you to justice.
"This amount of MDP2P had the potential to be used in the manufacturing of the equivalent weight in methamphetamine, a drug which has a severe impact on the Australian community."
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