A former BBC actress has been arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle 320kg of methamphetamine into Australia as part of a £160 million ( €184.5m) drugs bust in Sydney. Emaa Hussen is best known for her role in EastEnders spin-off E20, in which she portrayed Naz Mehmet, and also starred alongside Jason Statham in the 2013 film Hummingbird, which was released in the US as Redemption. The 34-year-old allegedly concealed the meth inside bags of charcoal shipped from Ghana in West Africa, which were
intercepted by authorities at Port Botany. She now faces the prospect of a life sentence, along with two Adelaide residents who were charged with similar offences in April 2026. Border Force Officers had received a tip-off regarding the shipment, which had been delivered to a storage facility in Girraween. Upon inspection, officers allegedly uncovered a “white crystallised substance” within the bags, which subsequently tested positive for methamphetamine. Hussen is accused of unloading the drugs alongside other suspects before driving to a property in Blacktown, where
she was subsequently arrested. Investigators claim they recovered 32 bags identical to those in which the drugs were found at the address. Hussen will remain in custody until her next court appearance in August, reports the Mirror . Local police said: “The seizure of these drugs – with an estimated street value of $296million – has prevented a potential 3.2million deals from reaching Australian streets and demonstrates the AFP’s ability to operate seamlessly across borders. “Criminal syndicates will go to great lengths to disguise illicit
drugs, including embedding them in everyday goods like charcoal, but our highly skilled officers are trained to see beyond these attempts.” Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here .
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