CANBERRA, ACT, July 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force

Editor's note: Arrest footage and images are available via Hightail.

Two French women have appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged for their alleged roles in a failed plot to import 32kg of methamphetamine into Australia.

Australian Border Force (ABF) officers stopped the pair, aged 19 and 20, on Tuesday (8 July, 2025) afternoon after they arrived at Brisbane International Airport on a flight from Southeast Asia.

They were targeted by ABF officers following intelligence reports and travel patterns similar to a previous group of four women c...