A woman has been charged with allegedly bringing more than 20kg of meth into the country in her checked luggage.
By Finn Blackwell of RNZ
The 33-year-old was arrested at Auckland International airport on Sunday.
Court documents claimed she arrived on a flight from Singapore with roughly 22kg of methamphetamine.
She had been charged with importing a class A controlled drug.
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The maximum sentence was life imprisonment.
Court documents show the woman was both unemployed and had no fixed abode.
She was expected to appear in Manukau District Court on Monday afternoon.
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