Auckland court sentences romance scam victim for meth smuggling

When 60-year-old Venancia Yolanda Ramirez arrived at Auckland International Airport on January 2, she believed she was meeting her soulmate but was instead caught in a drug mule scheme linked to an online romance scam. Customs discovered her luggage contained clothing soaked with over 1kg of liquid meth, leading to her sentencing in Manukau District Court, where her naivety was noted but did not prevent incarceration.

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