30kg of Cocaine Hidden in Vinegar and Chilli — And It Passed Through Vancouver Airport!
They were just two 18-year-old girls returning from what seemed like a glamorous weekend in Vancouver. Young, smiling, relaxed. Landing at Brisbane International Airport on July 4, 2025, they had every appearance of carefree tourists coming home.

But within minutes of their arrival, a quiet customs inspection turned into a full-scale narcotics operation.

Officers at the airport began examining their luggage. Something didn’t add up. Their bags were unusually heavy. Inside: layers of towels soaked in vinegar and chili. The smell was sharp, almost nauseating.

Beneath those towels—bricks. Wrapped, compressed, hidden in plain sight. Cocaine. Thirty kilograms of it. Fifteen per bag. Estimated value on the Australian black market: nearly 10 million Canadian dollars.

The girls, Hazna Abdullah Muhammad and Caprice Seminara, were arrested on the spot. And when questioned, their story was unexpected.

They claimed they had no idea what was inside the suitcases. According to them, they had been recruited online by two women offering a free trip to Vancouver. The task: travel to Canada, enjoy some shopping, collect designer clothes, and return with bags provided by their “sponsors.” It was pitched as a modeling or promotional trip. They were even paid $8,000 in cash to go.

One of the girls broke down in court and said, “I thought it was just clothes.” They both insisted they were victims—set up and manipulated into unknowingly smuggling drugs halfway across the world.

And for a moment, people believed them.

But then came the twist.

Australian Federal Police retrieved text messages from their phones—dozens of them. Conversations between the girls and the two alleged organizers: Ira Yusf, age 23, and Ree Musa Ahmed Abdul Moola, age 22.

The texts were clear. They spoke about packages, drops, and inventory. They discussed airport movements, logistics, and even which suitcases would be used. The tone wasn’t confused or innocent. It was operational.

Suddenly, the narrative shifted. What began as a possible case of manipulation now looked more like deliberate trafficking. The two older women were arrested and charged alongside the teens. One of the 18-year-olds was granted strict bail. The other remains in custody. The alleged ringleaders, too, are facing court, and investigations are ongoing.

But the biggest shock—especially for Canadians—is this: the cocaine originated in Vancouver. YVR, Canada’s second busiest airport. The drugs passed through Canadian security and customs without raising a single flag. Packed, sealed, and loaded—before flying through Hong Kong, then on to Australia.

This case now raises disturbing questions.

Was this a one-time operation or part of a larger international pipeline?
How did 30 kilograms of cocaine move undetected through Canadian airport security?
And just how many other flights, how many other suitcases, might have slipped through without anyone noticing?

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