Handbags and high heels: Sweet talker a llegedly ‘bribed’ ABF official

Email A man accused of importing cocaine into Sydney with the help of a corrupt ABF official spoke intimately to her in intercepted conversations, telling her: “I’ve just got to get you a pair of high heels,” police allege.

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