- Emaa Hussen, a British actor known for the EastEnders spin-off E20, has been charged with allegedly attempting to import £157m worth of methamphetamine into Australia.
- Police allege Hussen, 34, along with an Adelaide-based couple, tried to import 320kg of meth hidden in bags of charcoal, transported in shipping containers from Ghana.
- The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$296m (£157m), were detected by Australian Border Force officers in Sydney's Port Botany.
- Hussen appeared in a Sydney court on Thursday, 18 June, where she was refused bail, and is scheduled to return to court in August.
- The Australian Federal Police alleged that Hussen supervised the unpacking of a container at a storage facility, and further bags believed to have contained meth were found at her home.
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