Australian accused of smuggling drugs in suitcase to Tokyo says she is victim of romance scam

Donna Nelson arrested with 2kg of stimulants but daughters say she is innocent

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An Australian grandmother accused of smuggling methamphetamine 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.

Donna Nelson, who is from Perth, was arrested at Japan's Narita International airport just outside Tokyo when customs officials found about 2kg of stimulants hidden in a double-bottom suitcase she was carrying.

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