A BRITISH cruise ship passenger accused of hiding cocaine inside a wetsuit he was wearing under his clothes has been refused bail in a Sydney court.
Ronald Fletcher, 59, is charged with importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug into Australia on February 17.
His address was listed as Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney.
He appeared in Central Local Court today, when bail was formally refused and the case adjourned to April 18.
In an earlier statement, police said the UK national had travelled to Sydney aboard the P&O ship Aurora.
He was stopped by Customs and Border Protection officers last Friday at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, after a sniffer dog allegedly detected the scent of drugs.
Police alleged he was hiding several silver packages inside a wetsuit he was wearing under his clothes, and another 25 packages concealed in three suitcases.
Officers from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) estimate the man was carrying a total of 30kg of cocaine.
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