Chinese authorities have released an Australian woman who was facing the death penalty over drug charges.
Kalynda Davis, 22, and her partner, 25-year-old New Zealander Peter Gardiner, were arrested at Guangzhou airport, allegedly caught with 36kg of methampetamine in their luggage.
Gardiner’s fate is unclear and he is understood to remain in police custody in China.
The pair tried to board a flight for Australia out of Guangzhou International airport, but Chinese customs officials told the ABC that ice appeared on a scan of their luggage.
They were accused of trying to import the drug into Australia and potentially faced the death penalty for the crime.
Australian authorities have confirmed Davis has been released without charge and has returned home, according to the Australian department of Foreign Affairs.