Updated
Updated · Nine · Jun 19
Emaa Hussen Charged Over 320kg Meth Import Plot, Held Until August in Australia
Updated
Updated · Nine · Jun 19

Emaa Hussen Charged Over 320kg Meth Import Plot, Held Until August in Australia

3 articles · Updated · Nine · Jun 19

Summary

  • 34-year-old Emaa Hussen was remanded in custody until an August court date after being charged over an alleged 320-kilogram meth importation scheme in Sydney.
  • Police say the A$296 million shipment arrived from Ghana in sacks of charcoal, with officers spotting anomalies in two containers at Port Botany before x-rays revealed a white crystallized substance.
  • Authorities allege Hussen helped unpack the drugs at a Girraween storage site, then drove to a Blacktown home where she was arrested and officers seized 32 empty bags, devices and a notebook.
  • An Adelaide couple, aged 30 and 32, had already been charged in April over the same case and are due in court in September.
  • The seizure, which police said would have supplied about 3.2 million street deals, underscores Australia's high-value meth market that continues to attract major importation attempts.

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