19歲香港少女向澳洲走私冰毒 恐將面臨終身監禁

A 19-year-old Hong Kong woman faces life in prison for allegedly importing crystal meth to Australia via mail.

近日，一名19歲香港少女因涉嫌通過郵件往澳大利亞運送冰毒，而將面終身監禁。

Police agencies launched a joint operation in November 2015 after a package arrived in Melbourne containing 1kg of meth.

在發現一份抵達墨爾本的郵件包裹中藏有1公斤冰毒之後，警方在2015年11月開展了聯合行動。

Three more shipments containing about 28kg of the drug were allegedly linked to the woman before she was arrested on last Wednesday. Police also allege the woman imported 700g of the precursor ephedrine.

犯罪嫌疑人於上週三被捕。被捕前，她還曾另外分別往澳大利亞運送了3次總重28公斤的冰毒。警方還指稱這名犯罪嫌疑人曾走私700克黃麻鹼。

She will face a number of charges, including importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and importing a marketable quantity of a border-controlled precursor.

這名香港少女將面臨包括大量走私禁止入境藥品和禁止入境藥品原材料等在內的一系列指控。

AFP Commander Paul Osborne said police would continue targeting drug gangs. "Those seeking to bring these destructive drugs into Australia should be aware that our capabilities to detect and disrupt organised crime continue to grow, and we will not slow our efforts," Osborne said.

澳大利亞聯邦警察局指揮官保羅·奧斯本表示，警方將繼續打擊毒品犯罪團伙。奧斯本說道：“那些企圖將這些破壞性毒品走私到澳大利亞的人應該清楚一件事，那就是，澳大利亞警察偵破和打擊有組織犯罪的能力在不斷增長，而且我們還將會繼續努力打擊犯罪。”

Victoria Police Commander Cindy Millen said heavy penalties for drug-related crimes reflected the negative impacts illicit drugs had on the community.

維多利亞警方指揮官辛迪·米倫表示，對和毒品相關的案件給與從重處罰，這反映出毒品已經對社會造成了相當消極和惡劣的影響。

"Anyone who is involved in importing illicit drugs should be aware of the seriousness of these offences and that they could face life in prison," Millen said.

米倫說道：“任何參與非法走私毒品的人都應該意識到這些犯罪行爲的嚴重性，他們將會面臨終身監禁。”