Three would-be drug smugglers have been busted in Australia after a failed coup to take the "Emotion Engine" to new highs. Two Canadians, both 18, and a New Zealander, 20, have been charged with one count of importing and one count of attempted possession after a customs official at Sydney's international airport detected 3,400 ecstasy pills stuffed inside a
PlayStation 3 "PlayStation game" and headed to the trio's home address. And here we thought the
Cell processor was powered by seven "Synergistic Processing Elements" -- shows you how much we know!
Update: One commenter notes that the container in question looks to be a PS2, a far cheaper mode of transportation! (The source only identifies the system as a "PlayStation game.")
[Thanks, Schoolimangooli]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jakka @ Oct 15th 2008 3:33PM
Drugstation?
Chin-Poh @ Oct 15th 2008 3:35PM
This is all Sony's fault for providing an empty bay in the PS3 to upgrade its hard drive! : )
StrangeBum @ Oct 15th 2008 5:40PM
They had the same thing on the old PS2 for the modem adapter. I used to hide my weed from my parents in there ;p
Lars @ Oct 15th 2008 7:36PM
I think he meant PS2, as the PS3's HDD bay wouldn't be empty.
Al2x @ Oct 15th 2008 3:35PM
Who would think to look in a PS3 for drugs?
On another note; has anyone noticed that the PS3 keypad is so laggy after 2.50?
Deeznuts420 @ Oct 15th 2008 3:58PM
youd feel laggy too after all the drugs stuffed in you.
Vegnagun bwf @ Oct 15th 2008 4:19PM
I loled.
343 Guilty Fart @ Oct 15th 2008 3:39PM
No wonder the damn thing was so expensive, I can't wait to get home and nom nom nom...
Lone Starr @ Oct 15th 2008 3:40PM
Considering the early PS3 ad campaigns, drugs seem appropriate.
Play B3400yond.
Creciente @ Oct 15th 2008 3:46PM
Picture of the day, Y / Y?
theturtle363 @ Oct 15th 2008 7:27PM
hell Y!
Vol @ Oct 15th 2008 3:49PM
Oh, this was the 4th dimension that Sony touted.
Hehe.
Neuromancer @ Oct 15th 2008 3:50PM
Yeah you go Customs!!! Good catch.
Andy @ Oct 15th 2008 3:56PM
I guess nobody else noticed that it's actually a PS2, not a PS3.
I mean who in their right mind would buy a PS3 to smuggle drugs when you can get a PS2 for a 1/4 of the price. Especially if the only spec you care about is size.
Dirty @ Oct 15th 2008 4:28PM
Its a "playstation game" according to the article.
Sorta sound like the start of a joke. 2 Canadians and a New Zealander ....
Stephen M @ Oct 15th 2008 4:01PM
It's Kiwi, not New Zealander.
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Oct 15th 2008 4:15PM
Just curios: why did they name themselves after a fruit and/or a small flightless bird?
Shagittarius @ Oct 15th 2008 4:19PM
It's neither they are named after testicles.
"Ouch she kick me in the kiwis"
Saria the Cat @ Oct 16th 2008 12:53AM
@Crono: It sounds way cuter. Duh.
canadianartistsunited @ Oct 15th 2008 4:20PM
Could've sworn I heard it was a PS2 they used...
Jake B @ Oct 15th 2008 4:22PM
This is actually commonplace. Empty video game consoles and computers are great places to stow away drugs for transport.
Farseer (GDI) @ Oct 15th 2008 4:28PM
Dude, shut up!
BTW, Jake's lying. Nobody listen to him.
BigD145 @ Oct 15th 2008 6:57PM
If they hid it in their "body cavity" would customs have claimed the drugs were hidden in a gerbil? PlayStation game goes inside a PlayStation and gerbil goes inside... never mind.
BigD145 @ Oct 15th 2008 7:06PM
I kid. I bet the customs agents got lazy or ran out of space on the report. "Playstation game console" is too much to ask of them.
It's square. It's a PS2.
TwEE @ Oct 15th 2008 7:01PM
It saddens me when ones so young have their entrepreneurial aspirations dashed to bits.