Trial Starts for Accused Men Charged with Possession of Commercial Quantity of Heroin

Two men were ‘effectively caught red-handed’ trying to extract millions of dollars worth of heroin concealed in two decorative wooden altars, a Queensland court has heard.

The trial of Lam Hoang Tran and Duy Hoa Pham started in Brisbane’s Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Both have pleaded not guilty to attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border-controlled drug, namely heroin.

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