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JOINT MEDIA RELEASE
22 July 2008
Sydney woman suspected of importing heroin
A 20-year-old woman from Guildford in Sydney will face Sydney’s Central Local
Court today charged with illegally importing drugs into Australia.
Customs officers at Sydney International Airport stopped the Liberian-born
Australian citizen for questioning, when she arrived on a flight from Canton,
China, on Saturday morning.
They became suspicious that the woman was concealing illegal drugs internally
and referred her to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
The woman was taken to hospital where a scan showed she was concealing 26
packages internally. She passed these whilst in medical care over the weekend.
The AFP will allege that an estimated total of about 150 grams of an illegal
substance, suspected to be heroin, was contained within packages.
Forensics testing will be carried out to confirm the exact weight and purity of the
substance found.
The AFP has charged the woman with importing a marketable quantity of a
border-controlled drug contrary to the Criminal Code Act 1995.
The maximum penalty for this offence is 25 years imprisonment.
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Customs Media (02) 6275 6793
AFP Media (Canberra) (02) 6275 7100
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