Japanese police have put former Greens candidate Donna Nelson under a three-month access ban, restricting her contact with family and visitors as they investigate drug trafficking charges and her links to a syndicate believed to be behind the operation.
near Tokyo in January where she was allegedly found with up to two kilograms of drugs stashed inside a bag.Japanese police rarely place access bans on travellers arrested at airports but the volume of stimulants being carried by Nelson forced authorities to limit her contact with friends and family. The only person who will be able to see the 56-year-old for the next three months is her court-appointed lawyer, whom Japanese authorities have declined to identify.
The family believes Nelson, a 2022 West Australian Greens candidate, and Aboriginal health advocate, was either forced or tricked into carrying the bag, which she had not packed in her luggage before leaving Australia. The drugs are believed to have been picked up during her stay in Laos.
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