Canadian Woman Charged With Smuggling Cocaine Into Australia: Police

Canadian Woman Charged With Smuggling Cocaine Into Australia: Police
This suitcase was used to smuggle 15 lbs. of cocaine into New Zealand—a very small haul compared to the 200 lbs Isabelle Lagace and her two companions tried to sneak into Australia. Michael Bradley/Getty Images
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A Canadian woman has been charged with importing cocaine into Australia after local authorities say border officials found about 12 kilograms of the drug hidden in her luggage.

The Australian Federal Police said the 42-year-old woman was travelling from Canada with her son and had landed in the Sydney International Airport on Sunday when she was targeted for an examination.