Isabelle Legace and Melina Roberge showing off their exotic lifestyle on social media, as they alleged drug mules transported cocaine to Australia
Glamourous Canadian Melina Roberge who recorded her luxury cruise to Australia on Instagram before being arrested for cocaine importation has withdrawn her bail application.
With one legal opinion that the 23-year-old, who is in Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre, had “no hope” of getting bail, Roberge withdrew from the hearing.
Set down before Judge Antony Townsend in the Sydney District Court on Thursday, it was the second time this month Roberge had intended to ask for bail.
Roberge is the youngest of three French Canadians charged with the alleged importation of 95kg of cocaine in suitcases aboard the cruise ship, MS Sea Princess.
She has been incarcerated in Silverwater jail in western Sydney since being taken into custody off the cruise liner on August 28 last year.
Two months ago, Roberge sobbed during a committal hearing in which her lawyer failed to convince a magistrate the young brunette from Quebec knew nothing of the cocaine plot.
Roberge was arrested on the Sea Princess with former porn star Isabelle Lagace, 28, and a third French Canadian, Andre Tamine, 63.
Australian Border Force officers allegedly found 95kg cocaine in two ship’s cabins after it berthed in Sydney during the three’s lavish voyage.
New Zealand’s Customs Service confirmed it worked with overseas officials to catch the trio.
Isabelle Legace and Melina Roberge were not shy about showcasing their glamour gig
Roberge was arrested on the Sea Princess with former porn star Isabelle Lagace, 28, and a third French Canadian, Andre Tamine, 63.
Australian Border Force officers allegedly found 95kg cocaine in two ship’s cabins after it berthed in Sydney during the three’s lavish voyage.
New Zealand’s Customs Service confirmed it worked with overseas officials to catch the trio.
Montreal native, Melina Roberge and her co-accused made headlines after it emerged they had posted numerous pictures of themselves highlighting their lavish vacation on Instagram.
The first of the Canadians to go on trial was Isabelle Lagace who pled guilty in December and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 30.
The trail for the most taciturn and least known member of the group, Andre Tamine, is scheduled to begin Aug. 28. Bail applications filed on behalf of Lagace and Tamine had earlier been denied.
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