drug smugglers resort to unusual packaging new zealand customswellington, jan. 9 xinhua children&39s pillows, a can of porridge oats and a box of mints, just some of the methods smugglers used to hide illegal drugs when coming into new zealand last year, the new zealand customs service announced friday.customs officers had also found drugs hidden in other strange places, including car wax, rice cookers, toys, shoes and handbags.the can of porridge oats contained 3.5 grams of methamphetamine, while the 2kg box of a wellknown brand of mints turned out to be a stash of ephedrine, said a statement from customs.a cheap ceramic statue "not worth importing" raised suspicion, and was found to conceal 1 million nz dollars 783,576 u.s. dollars of methamphetamine.last year, customs destroyed more than 1,230 kg of illegal drugs, including packaging, customs manager jonathan morten said in the statement."if you can hide drugs in it, criminals will try it," he said. 
