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Gran facing life in Filipino jail for trying to smuggle 7kg of drugs in truffles

A Canadian grandmother is facing life in a hell-hole Filipino prison for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 7kg of methamphetamine wrapped in truffles into the country.

Pensioner Wendy Jane Marais, 64, flew long-haul from Mexico to Narita, Japan, where she boarded a connecting flight before arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Aiport in Manila on June 30.

The 64-year-old had appeared harmless and had to ask for a wheelchair to help her through the check-in area.

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