Crime and Public Safety

75-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Third Heroin Importation Attempt

The woman was found with 5.1kg of heroin in her luggage. This is her third conviction for the same offence.
75-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Third Heroin Importation Attempt
A baggage handler loads a blue bag onto a conveyer belt at Melbourne Airport, Australia, on Oct. 31, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Rex Widerstrom
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A 75-year-old woman from Cabramatta in New South Wales (NSW) has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by the Victorian County Court following her third conviction for heroin importation.

She has twice been convicted of the same offence in NSW, and will serve a non-parole period of eight years.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.