Vatuvei was already long retired before October 2019, but it was a private video with his older brother that eventually incriminated the powerhouse winger.
The duo were unboxing hair ties and other accessories, until they “then sort through the packages before removing nine packets of methamphetamine concealed in cardboard packaging”, authorities said.
Both Vatuvei and his brother Lopini Lautau Mafi could face life imprisonment as both pleaded guilty to importing the Class A drug.
For Vatuvei and his brother, however, they had been under scrutiny for a long time regarding their exploits through a police and Customs investigation called Operation Clydesdale.