international
Drug charges laid after women allegedly try to evade police after exiting Spirit ferry
Key takeaways
- Tasmania Police Detective Inspector Michelle Elmer holding illicit substances seized coming off the Spirit of Tasmania.
- Two women are in custody charged with serious drug offences after trafficking a quantity of illegal drugs on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry yesterday.
- Police say the women evaded officers when they disembarked in Devonport but they were caught a short time later.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Tasmania Police Detective Inspector Michelle Elmer holding illicit substances seized coming off the Spirit of Tasmania. (ABC News: Sandy Powell)
Two women are in custody charged with serious drug offences after trafficking a quantity of illegal drugs on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry yesterday.
Police say the women evaded officers when they disembarked in Devonport but they were caught a short time later.
Article preview — originally published by ABC Australia. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ABC Australia →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ABC Australia alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop