A duo of gorgeous Canadian gals documented their $20,000 worldwide cruise like any 20-something would.
But authorities in Australia say Isabelle Lagace, 28, and Melina Roberce, 22, had more in their luggage than string bikinis.They also allegedly had $23 million worth of cocaine — the most ever seized from cruise or airline passengers.
From Southhampton in the U.K. to Sydney, Lagace and Roberce appear on Roberce's colorful Instagram feed posing in Times Square, wearing bikinis on beaches in countries down the coast of South America, and getting tattoos in Tahiti aboard the MS Sea Princess.
The world cruise likely cost the girls about $20,000.
The many glamorous stops actually may have contributed to suspicion of the women, officials said.
"Sydney is highly attractive for cruise ships... so we're continually risk assessing the cruise ships and the passengers that come by air. This particular cruise ship — because of the nature and the amount of ports it had been to — was considered quite high risk in itself," Australian Border Force Commander Tim Fitzgerald told reporters Monday.
And the sheer bulk of cocaine allegedly seized in locked luggage from Tamine and the women makes authorities suspect this was more than just a three-person job.
"I can't go into specifics about the background of this particular syndicate, but you have to be a very organized to get your hands on 95 kilograms of cocaine," Fitzgerald said.
The maximum penalty for this offense is life in prison.
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