A five-month pregnant Malaysian was detained at Melbourne, Australia last month, allegedly carrying on her person 34 pellets of heroin, the Malaysian consulate confirmed today.
The 36-year-old from Selangor’s Puchong was taken to hospital and X-rayed after being detained at the airport on February 10, Bernama Online reported. X-rays revealed drugs in her stomach.
The mother of four is presently detained at the Dame Phyliss Frost Detention Centre for Women in Deer Park, 35kms away from city centre. Malaysian consul general Dr Mohd Rameez Yahaya has talked to the woman.
Dr Rameez said that she told him she did transport the heroin to Australia as asked by a man she met at Petaling Jaya’s Sunway Pyramid in exchange for US4,000 (RM12,082). The Magistrate’s Court here will hear her case in July, after the birth of her child.
Deer Park detention centre is also where former Sarawak nurse Beatrice Louis Johie, 27, is detained while waiting for her March 27 sentencing for allegedly importing saleable drugs. The consul general will visit both women next week.
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