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Convicted drug smuggler Corby returns to Australia from Bali
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A screen capture from the Instagram account of former drug convict Schapelle Corby of Australia apparently shows her on board an aircraft heading to Brisbane, Australia, from Denpasar, Bali, on Saturday evening. Corby is now free after serving her sentence for smuggling 4.2 kilograms of marijuana into Bali in 2004. (Instagram/Schapelle Corby/File)
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onvicted drug smuggler Schapelle Leigh Corby of Australia departed from Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali late on Saturday evening, returning home to Australia on Sunday morning after nearly 13 years since her trip to the resort island.
The 39-year-old, along with her sister Mercedes Corby, took a Malindo Air flight, not Virgin Australia as originally expected by Australian media. Her plane landed in Brisbane at 5:09 local time.
Local media in Australia reported that she took less than 30 minutes to disembark and clear security before she left the airport with a large security convoy in tow, avoiding the media contingent that had gathered.
Corby had received special precautions since her departure from Denpasar with the departure gate having changed twice without notification. Upon landing, all passengers were forced to remain in their seats with an announcement saying "the special guest has to get off first," stuff.co.nz reported.
In a statement from Corby, which was read by a member of her security team soon after she landed, she thanked her supporters in Bali and Australia and asked for privacy.
Corby completed her sentence for the 2004 importation of 4.2 kilograms of marijuana into Bali. The arrest, trial and later conviction of Corby, who local media dubbed the Marijuana Queen, was a high-profile saga for the two neighboring countries. (dmr)
