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

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.

Australian grandmother loses drug trafficking appeal in Japanese court

Perth grandmother Donna Nelson has lost her appeal to overturn a six-year drug trafficking sentence.

Perth grandmother and ‘blind mule’ Donna Nelson loses drug trafficking appeal

The 59-year-old will be forced to serve a six-year drug trafficking sentence after a Japanese court rejected her appeal.

WA grandmother to stay in Japanese jail after appeal quashed

WA grandmother Donna Nelson — who was fighting a drug smuggling conviction in Japan — has had her appeal dismissed.

Perth grandmother loses appeal over Japan drug smuggling conviction

Convicted drug smuggler and Perth grandmother, Donna Nelson, loses her appeal against her conviction for smuggling two kilograms of methamphetamine into Tokyo Airport.

Aussie’s crushing new blow in fight over suitcase drug smuggling conviction

The grandmother says she was tricked by a romance scammer and is a victim.