The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
A 42-year-old Cambodian woman, who allegedly had a package of heroin concealed in her body on arrival in Sydney, has been charged with heroin trafficking.
Customs and Australian Federal Police officers alleged that she swallowed a package of the drug before she arrived at Sydney International Airport on a flight from Bangkok last night.
A joint Customs-AFP statement said the women had been stopped for a baggage search, during which customs officers became suspicious that she was concealing drugs internally.
The AFP took her to a hospital and an internal examination found a package 15 centimetres long and five centimetres wide.
The total weight was 175 grams.
She was expected to face Sydney Local Central Court later today.
Customs and Australian Federal Police officers alleged that she swallowed a package of the drug before she arrived at Sydney International Airport on a flight from Bangkok last night.
A joint Customs-AFP statement said the women had been stopped for a baggage search, during which customs officers became suspicious that she was concealing drugs internally.
The AFP took her to a hospital and an internal examination found a package 15 centimetres long and five centimetres wide.
The total weight was 175 grams.
She was expected to face Sydney Local Central Court later today.
