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Four women could face life sentences over 'spicy' airport drug plot
Four women, including two teens, could face life in jail after being accused of trying to smuggle 30 kilograms of cocaine wrapped vinegar and chilli-soaked towels into Australia.
Australian Federal Police said two 18-year-olds flew from Hong Kong to Brisbane on Thursday and were stopped by Australian Border Force officers at the airport.
Officers allegedly found 30 bricks of 'spicy drugs' wrapped in the towels in four suitcases. It allegedly contained cocaine.
The teens were charged with one count each of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled substance.
Two more women, aged 23 and 21, who police say had given instructions on obtaining passports, airline tickets and accommodation, were also arrested and charged with one count each of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.
7.03am
Why does it Mondays rain on me?
Those who rose before dawn this morning would have seen the rain, but the weather bureau assures us that the rain band has moved offshore.
The sun will come out shortly, with the bureau predicting a relatively warm day ahead with a top of 23 degrees.
The bureau says Brisbane is due for a cold morning tomorrow, with temperatures in the single digits, so if you packed the doonas away over the weekend, best haul them back out.
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While you were sleeping
Here's what's making news further afield this morning:
After being ignored, sidelined and marginalised, brave women in Australia's armed forces are speaking up about Defence's failures to act on sexual violence against its own people.
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has questioned the wisdom of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's decision to emphasise Australia's foreign policy independence while the Trump administration reviews the future of the AUKUS defence pact.
Oscar Piastri has been left fuming after a 10-second penalty cost him victory in the British Grand Prix.
At least 70 people have been confirmed killed, including 21 children, with authorities warning that the death toll will rise from the devastating floods in central Texas. Eleven girls and a counsellor from the Camp Mystic summer camp are missing.
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