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Farid Farid

Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

A Japanese court sentenced grandmother Donna Nelson to six years' jail for drug smuggling. (HANDOUT/NELSON FAMILY)

An Australian grandmother convicted of drug smuggling has lost her appeal in a Japanese court despite her arguing she was a victim of an elaborate romance scam.

Perth woman Donna Nelson, 59, was appealing a six-year sentence handed down in December 2024 for bringing two kilograms of methamphetamine into the country in January 2023.

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