Australian authorities arrest three Canadians on drug charges: newspaper reports
Posted Nov 24, 2013 07:01:08 AM.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Three Canadians are facing serious drug charges in Australia after they were arrested at Melbourne airport.
The Melbourne Herald Sun reports a 20-year-old Canadian man and two women, aged 19 and 17, were arrested last Monday and accused of trying to smuggle 17 kilograms of heroin into the country.
The newspaper says a fourth person, a 21 year old man from the Netherlands, was arrested with the Canadians after the suspects got off a flight from China.
Border security officers say an X-ray scan detected a white powder hidden in the false bottoms of their luggage, and that initial testing suggested the substance was heroin.
The four appeared in court last Tuesday and at least three of them were remanded into custody until February.
The newspaper identified only one of the suspects, 19 year old Madison Trim, and said she did not make a bail application.
It said the 17-year-old, whose identity is protected due to her age, was expected to appear at a Children’s Court hearing.
The newspaper said the four could face life sentences if found guilty of drug smuggling.
This is the third drug bust in Australia in the past month involving Canadian suspects.
