A 21-year-old Canadian woman was detained at the Belfast Airport on Saturday for allegedly smuggling more than $1 million worth of cannabis.

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She was arrested after police discovered 36 kilograms of marijuana in luggage that arrived in Belfast, per BelfastLive.

The cannabis was worth 700,000 pounds, which is roughly 1.2 million Canadian dollars.

Plastic bags lined up with labels tied on could be seen in a photo released by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA), showing the cannabis that was seized by Border Force staff.

Xaena Bursey-Duff from Calgary is charged with attempting to import drugs, local news sources BelfastLive and The Ango-Celt reported.{ai:summary}<p>In the shadows of Belfast Airport, a 21-year-old Canadian named Xaena Bursey-Duff found herself behind bars, gripped by the long arm of the law. Police unearthed 36 kilograms of cannabis worth over a million bucks stuffed in her bags— her gamble turned bad.</p><p>As the plastic bags piled up, her dreams of easy street vanished like smoke in the night. The scent of crime hung heavy, a bitter reminder of how fast the tide can turn. #crime</p>

Canadian woman in Belfast accused of smuggling over $1M worth of cannabis in luggage

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