Drug smuggling

Canadian woman, 23, sobs as she's sent to face trial accused of being part of a trio responsible for smuggling $31MILLION worth of cocaine on a cruise ship into Sydney

The third person accused of smuggling $31 million worth of cocaine into Australia on a luxury cruise ship has been committed to stand trial, early next year.

French Canadian woman Melina Roberge, 23, pleaded not guilty to commercial drug importation charges at her committal hearing at Central Local Court in Sydney last week, which was adjourned.

Dressed in a red jacket, Roberge sat alone in the dock and sobbed loudly throughout the remainder of the brief hearing on Wednesday. She visibly shook and constantly wiped away tears as the decision was made.