• British actress Emaa Hussen has been charged with attempting to smuggle 320kg of meth into Australia.
• The meth, worth approximately A$296 million, was allegedly hidden in bags of charcoal shipped from Ghana.
• Hussen supervised the unloading operation before police arrested her at a storage facility.
• The maximum penalty for her charges is life imprisonment.
• Investigators claimed this seizure prevented a potential 3.2 million drug deals from reaching Australian streets.

British actress Emaa Hussen, known for her role in the EastEnders spin-off E20 and Jason Statham's film Hummingbird, has been charged with attempting to import more than 300kg of methamphetamine into Australia. The police allege that Hussen, 34, tried to smuggle the drugs, valued at almost AU$296 million (about US$208 million; £157 million), in bags of charcoal shipped from Ghana, according to BBC and India Times.

The investigation by Australian authorities commenced in April when inconsistencies were found in two shipping containers arriving at Sydney's Port Botany. Upon examination, a "white crystallised substance" was discovered, leading to further testing that confirmed the presence of methamphetamine, according to CBS News and India Times.

Authorities reported that Hussen was involved in supervising the unloading process, where several bags were loaded into a car that later traveled to a residence in Blacktown. Police arrested Hussen at this location, seizing 32 bags linked to the shipment along with various electronic devices, according to BBC and CBS News.

In addition to Hussen, two accomplices from South Australia—aged 30 and 32—were arrested for allegedly using false identities to rent the storage units where the drugs were kept. detectives stated that the seizure of the drugs had "prevented a potential 3.2 million deals from reaching Australian streets," according to CBS News and India Times.