During the haul, 49 Mustard bags were confiscated at the airport in a joint effort by police who handed over the cargo to NCDC officials to dispose of the bags.
Airport Police Station Commander Robert Wane says the meeting is important as yesterday’s incident signified a new trend that smugglers were carrying out to bring in betelnut and mustard into the city.
PSC Wane says he has arranged a meeting to address security and legal issues that have surfaced due to the incident.
There is a need for all relevant stakeholders policing the ban to meet and set some ground rules on how best they can monitor and deter people from bringing in the banned cargoes through airline companies.
Wane says the airport is the biggest breach in terms of the banned cargo being flown into the capital city, which is why he wants an agreement to be facilitated between port officials through the NAC, airline companies such as Air Niugini and NCDC who are enforcing the ban.
Wane says police involvement in the ban is to help in detaining perpetrators then handing them over to the NCDC to be penalised accordingly while their illegal items are disposed.