An idyllic holiday came of Melina Roberge came to a shocking end in Sydney when Australian border police boarded the cruise ship with sniffer dogs and discovered 95kg of cocaine stuffed into their suitcases, worth an estimated $30 million on the street. She was caught for smuggling a record amount of cocaine.
The 22-year-old Canadian spent almost two months in paradise throughout July and August. On her social media accounts, she shared pictures drinking from coconuts and posing in front of turquoise waters in her bikini.
The arrests carry with them the possibility of life in prison. Australian Border Force released a statement warning international drug syndicates would not get away with smuggling drugs into Australia.
“These syndicates should be on notice that the Australian Border Force is aware of all of the different ways they attempt to smuggle drugs into our country and we are working with a range of international agencies to stop them,” assistant commissioner Clive Murray said.
Attention is now turned towards establishing where the drugs came from. The tourists boarded the ship along with more than 1000 other passengers in the UK.
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Reference: The Daily Caller, News
