Tuesday, December 9, 2025
ADVT 
International

Quebecers Accused In Australian Cocaine Bust Have Trials Delayed Until 2018

The Canadian Press, 29 Aug, 2017 12:23 PM
    SYDNEY, Australia — Two of three Quebecers accused of importing cocaine into Australia aboard a luxury cruise ship last year have had their trial put off until next February.
     
     
    The trial for the man and woman was scheduled to begin this week.
     
     
    While their names have been published in the past, an Australian court employee said in an email Tuesday a publication ban is now in effect.
     
     
    The third accused has already pleaded guilty and is awaiting her sentence.
     
     
    The three boarded the MS Sea Princess in England and were arrested when the ship docked in Sydney last August.
     
     
    Australian authorities used sniffer dogs to find what they said was 95 kilograms of cocaine packed in suitcases.
     
     
    They said the drug had an estimated value of $30.5 million. 
     
     
    PHOTO: AUSTRALIAN BOARDER FORCE

    MORE International ARTICLES

    'Fire's Here Now, Goodbye': Syrian Refugee's Last Message In London Blaze

    'Fire's Here Now, Goodbye': Syrian Refugee's Last Message In London Blaze
    A 23-year-old Syrian student, who had fled his war-hit country and arrived in the UK three years ago, was today named as the first victim of the west London inferno which killed 17 people.

    'Fire's Here Now, Goodbye': Syrian Refugee's Last Message In London Blaze

    Germany Opens Its First Liberal Mosque In Berlin; Men-Women, Shia-Sunni Can Pray Together

    Germany Opens Its First Liberal Mosque In Berlin; Men-Women, Shia-Sunni Can Pray Together
    Seyran Ates’ vision of a liberal mosque where all Muslims can pray together women and men, Sunni and Shia, straight and gay turned into reality Friday as dozens of people came together in Berlin to inaugurate a new house of prayer.

    Germany Opens Its First Liberal Mosque In Berlin; Men-Women, Shia-Sunni Can Pray Together

    Indian-American CEOs Welcome Donald Trump's Apprenticeship Programme

    Scores of US companies including American Airlines, Caterpillar, General Motors, General Electrics and Verizon also supported Trump's initiative.

    Indian-American CEOs Welcome Donald Trump's Apprenticeship Programme

    Serbia Welcomes Its First Female, Gay Prime Minister

    Serbia Welcomes Its First Female, Gay Prime Minister
    In a historic move opposing the widespread homophobia prevalent in the Balkans, a gay woman was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Serbia.

    Serbia Welcomes Its First Female, Gay Prime Minister

    FBI Investigating Chinese Scholar's Disappearance From Illinois University As 'Kidnapping'

    FBI Investigating Chinese Scholar's Disappearance From Illinois University As 'Kidnapping'
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a visiting Chinese scholar's disappearance from a central Illinois university town as a kidnapping case.

    FBI Investigating Chinese Scholar's Disappearance From Illinois University As 'Kidnapping'

    Man Arrested For Possessing Knife Outside British Parliament

    Man Arrested For Possessing Knife Outside British Parliament
    A man has been arrested by the British Police for carrying a knife outside the Palace of Westminster after he ran, shouting, towards one of the gates on Friday afternoon.

    Man Arrested For Possessing Knife Outside British Parliament