The woman was apprehended by police while collecting her baggage after getting off a flight from Cains shortly after 7:00 pm. The woman admitted to police that she was carrying Kava.

Police conducted a search of four luggage pieces belonging to the woman and located 23 large clip seal bags containing Kava.

"The Kava has an estimated street value of $14,000 if it had been sold in remote communities, where police believe it was headed," Senior Sergeant Martin McCallum said.

The woman has been charged with possessing a trafficable quantity of Kava and will face Nhulunbuy court on 3 August.



Sarah Trinne
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