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Aussie grandma ends fight against drug smuggling bust

The family of an Australian woman says she will pursue an international transfer home after losing an appeal against a drug smuggling conviction in Japan.

AAP · Oct 10, 2025

Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

Australian woman Donna Nelson has lost her appeal in a Tokyo court for drug smuggling as she maintains that she was the innocent victim of a romance scam.

AAP · Sep 25, 2025

Japanese court rejects an appeal by Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by an Australian woman in a drug smuggling case, upholding a six-year prison sentence by a lower court

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025

Donna Nelson’s guilty verdict is not an aberration. Japan has a high criminal conviction rate for a reason

Australian grandmother Donna Nelson was convicted today by a panel of three judges and six jurors of illegally transporting nearly two kilograms of drugs into Japan. She was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2024

Australian woman who claims she was love scam victim jailed for smuggling drugs into Japan

Donna Nelson sentenced to six years in prison after court finds her guilty of bringing methamphetamine into country

The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2024

Australian woman accused of drug smuggling in Japan says she is innocent as trial begins

An Australian woman accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase appeared in a Japanese court on Monday nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and that she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romance scam

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Grandmother's drug trafficking trial in Japan begins

The trial of Australian grandmother Donna Nelson, who was detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations, is starting with a verdict due later in 2024.

AAP · Nov 17, 2024

Indigenous woman's death in custody to go unpunished

Victoria's workplace safety regulator has declined to launch a prosecution over the death of an Indigenous woman in custody, citing insufficient evidence.

AAP · Aug 29, 2024

Daughter's heartbreak after seeing mum in Tokyo court

An Australian woman detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations has seen her daughter for the first time in more than a year during a court appearance.

AAP · Jul 11, 2024

Concern for Australian grandmother detained in Japan

WA Premier Roger Cook has expressed his concern for an Aboriginal health leader detained in Japan for almost 10 months over drug smuggling allegations.

AAP · Oct 31, 2023