Julie Badui Owa

Mar 27, 2024 | occrp.org | Julie Badui Owa |Dan McGarry

Mei Lin, 41, was charged in Brisbane in January for allegedly helping facilitate the smuggling of 71.5 kg of crystal meth from PNG to Australia last year by light plane, in what police have argued was intended to be the first of a series of smuggling attempts. She has pleaded not guilty. OCCRP and its local partner center Inside PNG have previously revealed how Lin, a powerful businesswoman in the city of Lae, built a web of ties with prominent PNG citizens.