SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—Police in Australia say they’ve charged a Canadian woman with importing cocaine after border officers found about 12 kilograms of the drug hidden in her luggage. The force says border officers found a white, powdery substance hidden in the lining of the woman’s three large suitcases. It says testing indicated the luggage was holding about 12 kilograms of cocaine. The AFP says the woman has been charged with one count of importing a commercial quantity of border controlled drugs, and notes that the maximum penalty for the offence is life in prison. The woman was to appear in court in Sydney on Monday.

Source: thestar July 02, 2019 17:37 UTC