Cambodia drug arrest

THE AFP is working with Cambodian authorities who have arrested an Australian woman at Phnom Penh International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle almost 2kg of heroin in her luggage.

Cambodia’s immigration department said on its official Facebook page that 1814g of heroin were found embedded in the side of Ve Thi Tran’s suitcase.

An immigration official at Phnom Penh airport, who declined to be named as he was not authorised to comment, said the 37-year-old was preparing to return to Australia via Hong Kong when she was arrested while checking in at the airport on Saturday.

The arrest followed a tip-off from the Australian Federal Police, which requested co-operation with Cambodia’s immigration department.