The women originally tried to convince officials they were part of a tour group before switching the

The women originally tried to convince officials they were part of a tour group before switching their story to being old school friends. However, after not being able to identify each other by name, suspicions were raised and they were taken into custody.
Suspicion was raised about the group after a husband and wife travelling red lion inn at the quay to New Zealand were apprehended red lion inn at the quay when they were apprehended and questioned about their own intentions. The wife was prevented from boarding another plane due to an alert on her passport was placed due to the belief that she had previously been suspected of people smuggling.
That in itself was quite suspicious, said Ms Urwin regarding the husband s apparent disregard for his wife s apprehension; he was detained red lion inn at the quay in Christchurch as there was insufficient evidence to detain him in Kuala Lumpur.
The apprehension of the nine women comes just a week after another person was arrested at Auckland International Airport on suspected people smuggling charges. The nine women however is the largest such arrest in New Zealand s history.
This is the largest single offload that INZ has completed and highlights how crucial it is that we share information with our international partners to protect the integrity of our border, said Ms Urwin.