Words by Harrison Kefford
Another day, another absolute tool trying his hand at drug smuggling. Their ain’t no boogie board involved here folks, instead this involves 23 kg of cocaine – with a street value of up to $7 million – having tried to be smuggled through the mail from the US.
If we learnt anything from Johnny Depp’s role in Blow, it’s that drug smuggling never ever ends in a positive, but this wasn’t enough of reason for Australian mining executive Bennet Schwartz who was busted and could now face life in prison.
The 29-year-old was arrested at Sydney airport back in September, after being hauled off a flight by the Australian Federal Police. He was also travelling with his fiancée Sarah Wakefield. Mr Schwartz and his fiancée Sarah Wakefield were due to marry wed last month, but of course the wedding has been called off due to his arrest (yikes).
It looks like Mr Schwartz wasn’t a lone ranger on this, with Police alleging he worked with two other men to import the cocaine. It is known that the drugs were systematically smuggled into the country through two separate packages – the first containing 8.4kg of coke, which was sent on August 3 last year – and it was seized after it was successfully detected by customs officers. The second haul – which was allegedly stuffed with 15 kg of coke, was picked up by officers on May 23 year this, which then lead to the arrest of Mr Schwartz and his two co-accused.
Bennet Schwartz – who is alum of Sydney Grammar School – has since been charged with importing a commercial quantity of cocaine into Australia and if found guilty could once again spend his life behind bars.
Bennet Schwartz is due face Sydney’s Central Local Court on November 23.
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