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Kalynda Davis' friends shocked at ice arrest in China
Friends of the young woman charged with smuggling methamphetamine and potentially facing the death penalty in China are shocked at her arrest and say it's out of character.
Blake Tatafu has been friends with Kalynda Davis for ten years and says he remains sceptical of her involvement as he believes she is "definitely incapable of doing something like this".
"It's a complete shame that Australians who've seen the article about Peter, Kalynda and 'ICE', do not know the person Kalynda REALLY is,"Mr Tatagu posted on Twitter.
A friend who played netball with Ms Davis said it was "devastating" and "so very out of character".
Another friend, Cassandra Hoegal, posted online that she "got caught up with the wrong guy".
New Zealand-born Mr Gardner has joint citizenship and prior to the arrest, lived in Richmond in Sydney's west.
A family member reported Ms Davis missing from their two-storey Glenmore Park home on November 5, only to find out several days later that she was in custody in China.
She reportedly attended a Christian school and was raised in a well-off family in Sydney's west.
Her father Larry, an ANZ mobile lender and former police officer, did not return calls on Friday and a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it would not be commenting.
Her Instagram and Facebook profiles, which she used prolifically to share photos from music festivals and basketball games, have been shut down.
A NSW police spokesman said Ms Davis was reported missing to them on November 5 and when she was arrested in China the matter was referred to DFAT.
Ms Davis and Mr Gardner are the latest in a spate of arrests of Australians on drug-related charges, some whom are potentially facing the death penalty.
China's drug laws state that people found guilty of possessing more than 50 grams of meth or heroin, or other narcotic drugs of "large quantities", could be subject to the death penalty.
DFAT is currently extending consular assistance to nine Australians who are detained on serious drug charges.
The flurry of arrests prompted DFAT to issue an updated travel advisory in September warning travellers of China's severe drug laws, and the "substantial risks involved in carrying parcels for others which may conceal narcotics".
"We have some concerns that there may be a pattern in the cases of some of the individuals being arrested," a spokesman said at the time.
The arrests have been centred on the southern province of Guangdong, a notorious hub for methamphetamine production and home to an anti-drug sweep codenamed
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/kalynda-davis-friends-shocked-at-ice-arrest-in-china-20141206-121loi.html
Friends of the young woman charged with smuggling methamphetamine and potentially facing the death penalty in China are shocked at her arrest and say it's out of character.
Blake Tatafu has been friends with Kalynda Davis for ten years and says he remains sceptical of her involvement as he believes she is "definitely incapable of doing something like this".
"It's a complete shame that Australians who've seen the article about Peter, Kalynda and 'ICE', do not know the person Kalynda REALLY is,"Mr Tatagu posted on Twitter.
A friend who played netball with Ms Davis said it was "devastating" and "so very out of character".
Another friend, Cassandra Hoegal, posted online that she "got caught up with the wrong guy".
New Zealand-born Mr Gardner has joint citizenship and prior to the arrest, lived in Richmond in Sydney's west.
A family member reported Ms Davis missing from their two-storey Glenmore Park home on November 5, only to find out several days later that she was in custody in China.
She reportedly attended a Christian school and was raised in a well-off family in Sydney's west.
Her father Larry, an ANZ mobile lender and former police officer, did not return calls on Friday and a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it would not be commenting.
Her Instagram and Facebook profiles, which she used prolifically to share photos from music festivals and basketball games, have been shut down.
A NSW police spokesman said Ms Davis was reported missing to them on November 5 and when she was arrested in China the matter was referred to DFAT.
Ms Davis and Mr Gardner are the latest in a spate of arrests of Australians on drug-related charges, some whom are potentially facing the death penalty.
China's drug laws state that people found guilty of possessing more than 50 grams of meth or heroin, or other narcotic drugs of "large quantities", could be subject to the death penalty.
DFAT is currently extending consular assistance to nine Australians who are detained on serious drug charges.
The flurry of arrests prompted DFAT to issue an updated travel advisory in September warning travellers of China's severe drug laws, and the "substantial risks involved in carrying parcels for others which may conceal narcotics".
"We have some concerns that there may be a pattern in the cases of some of the individuals being arrested," a spokesman said at the time.
The arrests have been centred on the southern province of Guangdong, a notorious hub for methamphetamine production and home to an anti-drug sweep codenamed
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/kalynda-davis-friends-shocked-at-ice-arrest-in-china-20141206-121loi.html