一名70岁的澳大利亚男子因涉嫌在营地床架上走私2.5公斤海洛因而被审判, 声称他被骗到这样做.
An Australian man, 70, stands trial in Sydney for allegedly smuggling 2.5kg of heroin in a camp bed frame, claiming he was tricked into doing so by a scam promising $10M in compensation.
70岁的澳大利亚祖父巴里·詹姆斯·卡尔弗利(Barry James Calverley)因涉嫌在营地床架上走私2.5公斤海洛因而受审,原因是他被一宗承诺赔偿1000万美元的骗局诱骗,将此前26万美元的诈骗案藏在营地床架中。
Barry James Calverley, a 70-year-old Australian grandfather, is on trial in Sydney for allegedly importing 2.5 kilograms of heroin hidden in a camp bed’s frame after being lured by a scam promising $10 million in compensation for a prior $260,000 fraud.
他于2024年1月24日从老飞往悉尼, 相信他正在获取文件以索赔资金.
He flew from Laos via Vietnam to Sydney on January 24, 2024, believing he was retrieving documents to claim the funds, with the scam offering to cover travel and accommodations.
检察官认为他知道这些药物是海洛因, 而他的辩护声称他是被欺骗和无知的.
Prosecutors argue he knew the drugs were heroin, while his defense claims he was deceived and unaware.
现在正在悉尼的唐宁中心地区法院进行的审判, 主要取决于卡尔弗利是否有意参与进口.
The trial, ongoing in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court, hinges on whether Calverley knowingly participated in the importation.