Holly Deane-Johns

Twice-convicted heroin trafficker Holly Deane-Johns is now at Bandyup Women's Prison in Perth after being transferred from Thailand.
Under an agreement reached with the Thai and Federal Government, Ms Deane-Johns will serve five years in jail in Western Australia with a further five years' parole once released. She had been in prison in Thailand since August 2000 and when eventually released, she will have served more than 12 years in prison.
Ms Deane-Johns was sentenced in 2003 to 31 years in Thailand's notorious `Bangkok Hilton' for attempting to smuggle heroin and possession of heroin. She was arrested after trying to send an envelope containing 10.4g of pure heroin to Australia. In the 1990s, she served five years at Bandyup Prison for conspiracy to import drugs, importing heroin and possessing heroin. She also has WA convictions for stealing offences.
In September 2006, Corrective Services Minister Margaret Quirk initially refused to consent to the transfer on the basis of information provided at the time, such as Ms Deane-Johns' lack of family support in WA and her past prison record. The recidivist nature of her offending weighed against approving her transfer.