Overview
- Emaa Hussen was charged in Sydney on Thursday with attempting to import a commercial quantity of methamphetamine and was refused bail to return to court in August.
- Australian Border Force detected anomalies in two shipping containers at Port Botany in April, leading to an AFP investigation that found about 320 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed among sacks of charcoal.
- Police say officers removed the drugs before delivery, followed the shipment to a Girraween storage facility where Hussen allegedly supervised unpacking, and later arrested her at a Blacktown home where 32 bags, electronic devices and a notebook were seized.
- Two people from Adelaide were earlier charged for allegedly using false identities to rent the storage units linked to the shipment, and the offence Hussen faces carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment under Australian law.
- Authorities say the A$296 million seizure likely prevented millions of street deals and that ongoing forensic analysis of devices and documents will guide a cross-jurisdictional probe into suppliers and other facilitators.