Japan, Perth

Perth grandmother embroiled in Japanese drug-smuggling trial claims she was the victim of a romance scam
An Australian grandmother accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romance scam.
‘She was coming to Japan for her love story’: Tears, a reunion and handcuffs as Perth grandmother’s drug smuggling trial begins
Outside court during a lunch break Donna Nelson’s daughters, who had seen her for the first time in two years, said the morning was hard and emotional.
Drug trafficking trial of Perth grandma Donna Nelson begins in Japan as kids say she’s the victim
A Perth grandmother facing a life sentence in Japan on serious drug trafficking charges is the victim of an elaborate romance scam hatched by a global crime syndicate, her devastated family claims.
Perth gran face court in Japan accused of drug smuggling
A Perth grandmother accused of drug smuggling has officially professed her innocence in a Japanese court. Fed-up residents have urged the Victorian government to step up its maintenance efforts as median strips become overrun with thick weeds and long grass.
Perth grandmother Donna Nelson tells Japan trail she was unaware of illegal drugs in luggage
A Perth grandmother and Indigenous community leader tells a Japanese court she was "deceived" after she was found with almost two kilograms of methamphetamine in her luggage at Narita airport, near Tokyo.

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Aussie pop star Troye Sivan marks return home to Perth with sexy shirtless selfie
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