CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A United States woman is expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (8 February, 2025) after being charged with the alleged importation and possession of about 12kg of cocaine.
AFP began an investigation after receiving information from the Australian Border Force allegedly linking the US national, 34, to potential criminal activity.
AFP will allege in court the woman checked into several hotels across Melbourne's central business district since arriving in Australia earlier this month and returned to one of the hotels late yesterday (7 February, 2025).
AFP investigators attended the hotel where the woman had returned and spoke t...