Payne Haas’s father shipped drugs from Mexico, investigators believe

Australian drug trafficker Gregor Haas allegedly sent a shipment of methamphetamine to Indonesia – the seizure of which faces him execution or life in prison – from a city in Mexico, hidden inside ceramic tiles, it can be revealed.

The father of Brisbane Broncos NRL star Payne Haas was arrested in the Philippines on Wednesday and is being held in Manila as Indonesia prepares its attempts to extradite him.

“The drugs were seized by Indonesian authorities who later discovered, through testimonies obtained from arrested drug couriers, that the packages were sent by Haas from Guadalajara, Mexico,” the Philippine government said on Sunday.

“Indonesian authorities have accused Haas, who has alleged ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel, of being behind the attempt to smuggle into Indonesia on December 11, 2023, a shipment of floor tiles filled with more than five kilograms. of the illegal substance methamphetamine.”