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New Zealand Nationals Charged with $33M Meth Smuggling

11/27/2025

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Karina McGaw and Emily Grindlay, New Zealand nationals, are charged with importing and possessing 36kg of methamphetamine in Melbourne.
The drugs, valued at over A$33 million, were found in their luggage during airport search on November 24.
Both appeared in court and remain in custody until March.
Australian authorities will combat drug trafficking and link methamphetamine to social harms, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handles arrests.

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Story summary

Karina McGaw and Emily Grindlay, New Zealand nationals, are charged with importing and possessing 36kg of methamphetamine in Melbourne.
The drugs, valued at over A$33 million, were found in their luggage during airport search on November 24.
Both appeared in court and remain in custody until March.
Australian authorities will combat drug trafficking and link methamphetamine to social harms, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handles arrests.