Australia news: Canadian charged in meth arrest [Video]

A Canadian woman was charged after an estimated C$12.3 million of meth was allegedly found in her luggage in Australia.

The 24-year-old woman appeared in a Brisbane court on charges of allegedly importing 14.4-kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia. The woman potentially faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, according to a media release by the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force on Aug. 2.

“This amount of methamphetamine could have been sold as almost 145,000 street deals with an estimated value of $13.4 million (Australian dollars),” officials said in the press release.

Border officers allegedly detected the illegal drugs after they decided to examine the woman’s baggage on July 28, according to the release. The unnamed Canadian, who had started her trip in Vancouver, arrived at Brisbane International Airport on a flight from Fiji.

The drugs were in plastic packages wrapped inside towels that had been soaked in vinegar …